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ArticleCureus2022

Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous Flap With Supercharging for Reconstruction of Extensive Thoracic Defect Due to Deep Sternal Wound Infection: A Case Report.

Keisuke Shimbo, Haruka Kawamoto, Isao Koshima

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Keisuke ShimboPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, Hiroshima, JPN.
Haruka KawamotoPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, Hiroshima, JPN.
Isao KoshimaPlastic Surgery, International Center for Lymphedema, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, JPN.
Hiroshima University Hospital · JPHiroshima Prefectural Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deep sternal wound infection is a serious postoperative complication of cardiac surgery and often requires flap reconstruction. Herein, we report a case of deep sternal wound infection with an extensive thoracic defect that was successfully treated using a modified technique. This technique, defined as "supercharging," anastomoses the deep inferior epigastric artery and vein of pedicled rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap to the transverse cervical artery and external jugular vein, respectively. The transverse cervical artery is an easily accessible and reliable recipient vessel. Therefore, we recommend that our technique be used, especially in cases of deep sternal wound infection with extensive thoracic defects.

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deep sternal wound infectionrectus abdominis musculocutaneous flapsuperchargingthoracic defecttransverse cervical artery

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PMID35836467
PMCPMC9275531
OpenAlexW4281787933

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