Utilizing V-Y fasciocutaneous advancement flaps for vulvar reconstruction.
Publication/Presentation Date
11-1-2018
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to analyze the outcomes of patients who underwent vulvectomy with subsequent V-Y fasciocutaneous flap reconstruction.
METHODS: All medical records of all patients who underwent vulvectomies with V-Y fasciocutaneous flap reconstruction from January 2007 to June 2016 were retrospectively reviewed. Patient clinical and surgical data, demographics, and outcomes were abstracted.
RESULTS: Of the 27 patients, 42 flaps were transferred. A simple vulvectomy was performed in 8 (30%) patients, partial radical vulvectomy in 15 (56%), and radical vulvectomy in 4 (15%). The median area of defect was 30 cm
CONCLUSIONS: The use of a V-Y fasciocutaneous advancement flap for vulvar reconstruction is safe and associated with mostly minor complications. Infectious complications were more frequently associated with diabetes, black race, and HIV.
Volume
26
First Page
24
Last Page
28
ISSN
2352-5789
Published In/Presented At
Hand, L. C., Maas, T. M., Baka, N., Mercier, R. J., Greaney, P. J., Rosenblum, N. G., & Kim, C. H. (2018). Utilizing V-Y fasciocutaneous advancement flaps for vulvar reconstruction. Gynecologic oncology reports, 26, 24–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2018.08.007
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
30186930
Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Document Type
Article