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Annals of Surgical Oncology
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 12/2018

01-11-2018 | Reconstructive Oncology

Vertical Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous Flap Repair Improves Perineal Wound Healing After Abdominoperineal Resection for Irradiated Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Authors: Samuel Levy, MD, Kevin Serror, MD, David Boccara, MD, PhD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 12/2018

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We read with interest the manuscript by Spasojevic et al.1 entitled Vertical Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous Flap Repair Improves Perineal Wound Healing After Abdominoperineal Resection for Irradiated Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. Their goal was to determine whether perineal wound healing was better after direct wound closure than with a vertical rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (VRAM) flap repair. …
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Spasojevic M, Mariathasan AB, Goscinski M, et al. Vertical rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap repair improves perineal wound healing after abdominoperineal resection for irradiated locally advanced rectal cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2018;25(5):1357–1365.CrossRef
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Boccara D, Serror K, Levy S, Mimoun M, Chaouat M. Post-operative care of VRAM flaps for perineal reconstruction. J Plast Reconstr Aesthetic Surg. 2018;71(3):446–447.CrossRef
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Warbrick-Smith J, Drew PJ. Post-operative care of VRAM flaps for perineal reconstruction: results of a UK practice survey and literature review. J Plast Reconstr Aesthetic Surg. 2018;71(2):271–273.CrossRef
Metadata
Title
Vertical Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous Flap Repair Improves Perineal Wound Healing After Abdominoperineal Resection for Irradiated Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Authors
Samuel Levy, MD
Kevin Serror, MD
David Boccara, MD, PhD
Publication date
01-11-2018
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 12/2018
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6562-y

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