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ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2020

The Internal Oblique Muscle Flap with Synthetic Mesh Reinforcement for a Large, Contaminated Abdominal Wall Defect.

Shiho Watanabe, Hisashi Sakuma, Hikaru Kono, Ayano Shimono, Naoki Matsuura

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Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Shiho WatanabeDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio Gijuku University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Hisashi SakumaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Hikaru KonoDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio Gijuku University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Ayano ShimonoDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan.
Naoki MatsuuraDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.

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Abstract

We report a case of a large mediocaudal abdominal defect in contaminated circumstances with no residual rectus abdominis muscle that was reconstructed using an internal oblique muscle flap with large-pore polypropylene mesh reinforcement. The internal oblique muscle flap can reconstruct the lower abdominal midline without leaving any additional conspicuous scar. Previous studies showed that large-pore polypropylene mesh in contaminated wounds has a minimal difference in terms of infection rate, and less frequent occurrence of hernia, compared even with biological meshes. We believe that this method could be a strong and cosmetically satisfying option for large mediocaudal abdominal wall reconstruction.

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PMCPMC7544368

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