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The versatility of the thoracodorsal artery based composite flaps with vascularized rib and a systematic review of the literature

  • Rossella Elia
  • , Giuseppe Di Taranto
  • , Vittoria Amorosi
  • , Sitpahul Ngamcherd
  • , Reza Alamouti
  • , Li Ying Liao
  • , Michele Maruccia
  • , Giuseppe Giudice
  • , Hung Chi Chen*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Pedicled and free composite flaps derived from the thoracodorsal artery system, including the latissimus dorsi-rib (LD-R) and the serratus anterior-rib (SA-R) osteo-muscular or osteo-myocutaneous flaps, are potential options to address head and neck, thorax, upper and lower extremity bone, and soft tissue defects' reconstruction. We aimed to report our series of LD/SA-R composite pedicled and free flaps, evaluating outcomes and complications, and to systematically identify all literature reporting results following LD/SA-rib reconstructions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)527-539
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Surgical Oncology
Volume120
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 09 2019
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • latissimus dorsi-rib flap
  • serratus anterior-rib flap
  • thoracodorsal artery based flaps
  • vascularized rib

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