The island anterior intercostal artery perforator flap as another option for the difficult epigastric abdominal wound.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-2009
Abstract
Closure of the epigastric or upper abdominal wound can be challenging even with traditional flap options. If those are unavailable due to prior surgical or anatomic constraints, a local muscle perforator flap based on the anterior intercostal artery (AICA) may be another available option if a vascularized flap is mandatory. Caution must be observed as the perforators of the AICA are diminutive, and the dissection can be tedious. Nevertheless, in 2 clinical cases, the anterior intercostal artery perforator (AICAP) flap was successfully used as an island pedicled flap to close a difficult subxiphoid wound, proving a secondary role for this donor site as a potential alternative selection.
Volume
63
Issue
4
First Page
414
Last Page
417
ISSN
1536-3708
Published In/Presented At
Hallock G. G. (2009). The island anterior intercostal artery perforator flap as another option for the difficult epigastric abdominal wound. Annals of plastic surgery, 63(4), 414–417. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0b013e31818d4570
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
19745715
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article