Umbilical transposition in TRAM flap: a simple horizontal translocation.
Plast Reconstr Surg
; 104(7): 2135-7, 1999 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11149780
ABSTRACT
A simple method of umbilical repositioning by incising the anterior rectus sheath and rectus abdominis muscle is reported for cases of unilateral abdominal wall plication during the TRAM flap operation. This method keeps the umbilicus stable and nonstenotic, and it avoids hypertrophic scars, which result from other techniques such as direct suturing of the stalk to the skin. Although this method might weaken contralateral muscle activity, the patients we operated on maintained their ability to perform sit-ups, and no periumbilical weakening was noticed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Surgical Flaps
/
Umbilicus
/
Abdominal Muscles
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Plast Reconstr Surg
Year:
1999
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Mexico