Introducing an innovative surgical technique: gluteal turnover flap for posterior vaginal wall reconstruction: a case series.
Gluteal turnover flap
Pelvic floor reconstruction
Posterior vaginal wall reconstruction
Rectal cancer
Journal
Techniques in coloproctology
ISSN: 1128-045X
Titre abrégé: Tech Coloproctol
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 9613614
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
21 Jun 2024
21 Jun 2024
Historique:
received:
15
01
2024
accepted:
15
05
2024
medline:
22
6
2024
pubmed:
22
6
2024
entrez:
21
6
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Four patients with rectal cancer required reconstruction of a defect of the posterior vaginal wall. All patients received neoadjuvant (chemo)radiotherapy, followed by an en bloc (abdomino)perineal resection of the rectum and posterior vaginal wall. The extent of the vaginal defect necessitated closure using a tissue flap with skin island. The gluteal turnover flap was used for this purpose as an alternative to conventional more invasive myocutaneous flaps (gracilis, gluteus, or rectus abdominis). The gluteal turnover flap was created through a curved incision at a maximum width of 2.5 cm from the edge of the perineal wound, thereby creating a half-moon shape skin island. The subcutaneous fat was dissected toward the gluteal muscle, and the gluteal fascia was incised. Thereafter, the flap was rotated into the defect and the skin island was sutured into the vaginal wall defect. The contralateral subcutaneous fat was mobilized for perineal closure in the midline, after which no donor site was visible.The duration of surgery varied from 77 to 392 min, and the hospital stay ranged between 3 and 16 days. A perineal wound dehiscence occurred in two patients, requiring an additional VY gluteal plasty in one patient. Complete vaginal and perineal wound healing was achieved in all patients. The gluteal turnover flap is a promising least invasive technique to reconstruct posterior vaginal wall defects after abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38907171
doi: 10.1007/s10151-024-02941-3
pii: 10.1007/s10151-024-02941-3
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
70Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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