Conjoint Muscle Free flap for Obliteration of an Upper Thoracic Empyema Cavity.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2003
Abstract
Successful obliteration of an empyema cavity with vascularized flaps can, on occasion, best be accomplished using a free tissue transfer. A conjoint free muscle flap captures the immunological attributes of muscle necessary in the infectious milieu of these defects, augments the potential flap volume required to fill these often large defects, yet relies on only a single recipient site for the requisite microanastomoses. These advantages are demonstrated by a case using a combined latissimus dorsi/serratus anterior conjoint muscle free flap to obliterate a chronic upper thoracic empyema cavity. The internal mammary vessels were the most readily accessible recipient site, and should be considered an important alternative when managing these challenging wounds of the upper chest.
Volume
11
Issue
4
First Page
216
Last Page
218
ISSN
1195-2199
Published In/Presented At
Hallock, G. G. (2003). Conjoint muscle free flap for obliteration of an upper thoracic empyema cavity. The Canadian Journal Of Plastic Surgery = Journal Canadien De Chirurgie Plastique, 11(4), 216-218.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Medical Specialties | Plastic Surgery | Surgery
PubMedID
24009443
Department(s)
Department of Surgery, Department of Surgery Faculty
Document Type
Article