The Zitelli Bilobed Flap on Skin Coverage After Mucous Cyst Excision: A Retrospective Cohort of 33 Cases
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Isidro Jiménez1, Pedro J Delgado1, Ricardo Kaempf de Oliveira2
1Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Unit, Hospital Universitario HM Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain.
Purpose:
To study the time to wound healing and recurrence rate achieved in the treatment of distal interphalangeal joint mucous cysts using the Zitelli modified bilobed flap.
Methods:
We surgically treated 33 patients from January 2006 to June 2015. We assessed demographic data, comorbidities, location and size of the cyst, time to wound healing, and complications.
Results:
The most affected finger was the right middle finger. All flaps survived and wounds healed in 14 days on average. The mucous cyst recurred in 1 of 33 cases. There were no major complications.
Conclusions:
The Zitelli bilobed flap can provide good-quality skin coverage over the distal interphalangeal joint in a short period.
Type Of Study/Level Of Evidence:
Therapeutic IV.
