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Pelvic abscess following preoperative radiation and abdominoperineal resection: Management with a free flap

✍ Scribed by William G. Kraybill; John Reinsch; Charles L. Puckett; Eugene M. Bricker

Book ID
102925154
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1984
Tongue
English
Weight
681 KB
Volume
25
Category
Article
ISSN
0022-4790

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✦ Synopsis

The case of a woman treated for a large rectal cancer with high-dose radiation therapy and abdominoperineal resection followed by a large pelvic abscess is presented. Wound healing, reconstruction, and rehabilitation were achieved with a free latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap. The importance of providing well-vascularized tissue for wound healing in the infected irradiated wound is emphasized.

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