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Island flap perineoplasty for coverage of perineal skin defects after repair of cloacal deformity

✍ Scribed by Brian Draganic; Michael J. Solomon

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2001
Tongue
English
Weight
696 KB
Volume
71
Category
Article
ISSN
1445-1433

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✦ Synopsis

Background: Traumatic cloacal defect is an injury sustained during childbirth in which the anovaginal septum is completely disrupted and the anus and vagina open as a common channel. Such injuries result in complete faecal incontinence and are difficult to repair both in terms of improving function and obtaining skin closure.

Methods: Four cases of traumatic cloacal defect with a delayed presentation are illustrated here. All were treated with an overlapping anterior sphincter repair in combination with island flap perineoplasty to achieve skin closure. Anorectal function before and after surgery and the success of achieving primary wound healing were evaluated.

Results: In all four cases profound incontinence was found preoperatively; all patients returned to normal or near normal continence following overlapping anterior sphincter repair. Island flap perineoplasty was successful in achieving primary healing in all cases and no flaps were lost to necrosis.

Conclusions: Island flap perineoplasty is an effective method of achieving skin closure after anterior sphincter repair of traumatic cloacal defects.

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