Dural Reconstruction Using Laparoscopic Gastro-omental Free Flap in Refractory Cranial Infections

Bassem Elfeki1, Lan Sook Chang2, Byung Kwon Kang3

  • 1From the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University Hospitals, Egypt.

Annals of Plastic Surgery
|September 13, 2019
PubMed
Summary

Vascularized omental free flaps effectively treat recurrent intracranial infections after craniotomy. This neurosurgery technique offers excellent flap survival and prevents infection recurrence, aiding in dural reconstruction.

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