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ArticleJPRAS open2018

Sudden shrinkage of free rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap 15 years after maxilla reconstruction.

Yasushi Mochizuki, Kazuki Ueda, Masaru Horikiri, Akiyoshi Kajikawa

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Article in JPRAS open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yasushi MochizukiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
Kazuki UedaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
Masaru HorikiriDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
Akiyoshi KajikawaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St. Marianna Medical University, Kanagawa, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 60-year-old male displayed sudden shrinkage of a left free rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap, which had been grafted to his left maxilla 15 years previously. No post-reconstructive irradiation had been performed, and no late occlusion of the vascular anastomosis, local infection, recurrence of the maxillary cancer, or body weight loss was observed. However, the shrinkage amounted to approximately 50%. This is considerably more than previously reported cases of shrinkage of various free flaps, which ranged between 10% and 25%. The resultant depression was successfully augmented with a right free deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap. The residual fat volume of the previously grafted shrunken flap was revealed to be compatible with that of the newly harvested contralateral perforator flap. Thus, the volume of the previously grafted flap may reflect the status of the intact contralateral donor site, although the mechanism of sudden flap shrinkage is unclear.

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Deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flapFree flapHead and neck reconstructionRectus abdominis musculocutaneous flapVolume change

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PMCPMC7061601

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