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1Department of Surgery, East Tennessee State University, 325 North State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN 37604, USA. haynesd@etsu.edu
Abstract:
A flap is described for recreation of the labia majora. The flap was designed for a young woman who developed vulvar squamous cell carcinoma in-situ after immunosuppression for treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The patient underwent removal of the labia majora, and was reconstructed with a bi-lobed abdominal flap tunneled through the mons pubis. The flap produced a normal genital contour and has functioned well to seven years follow-up.