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Perineal hernia repair using gracilis myocutaneous flap
M T Hansen1, J L Bell, J T Chun
1Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville 37920, USA.
Southern Medical Journal
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
Perineal hernia formation is an infrequent but well-recognized complication of major pelvic surgery. Various methods of perineal reconstruction have been reported. This report describes one technique of perineal hernia repair using a unilateral gracilis myocutaneous flap. The gracilis myocutaneous flap provides well-vascularized tissue that is useful in many situations requiring reconstruction of the pelvis and perineum, especially when the area has been irradiated.