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Female urethral reconstruction using a tubed rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap
Jeffrey H Kozlow1, David W Chang
1Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery
|May 17, 2012
Abstract:
We describe the novel use of a rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap for reconstruction of the female urethra following an oncological pelvic resection. Reconstruction of the female urethra from the bladder neck to external urethral orifice was successfully performed, avoiding the need for a urostomy. To our knowledge, the myocutaneous flap has never been described for complete urethral reconstruction.

