Lower Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Clinical Presentation A 66-year-old White male had a renal transplantation for end-stage renal disease secondary to polycystic kidney disease by the transplant surgery service. He also had 50 pack-year of…
Middle Back Reconstruction
Case 1 Clinical Presentation A 45-year-old White female sustained a chronic radiation wound, measuring 10 × 9 cm, over her upper lumbar area with exposed spinal processes ( Fig. 29.1 ). This wound…
Vulvar Reconstruction
Clinical Presentation An 86-year-old White female underwent a wide local excision (WLE) for a vulvar squamous cell cancer (SCC) by the gynecologic oncology service. A 15 × 8-cm large soft tissue…
Upper Back Reconstruction
Clinical Presentation A 63-year-old White male underwent a wide local excision of his upper back soft tissue sarcoma by the surgical oncology service, which left a 12 × 12 cm large soft…
Sternal Reconstruction
Case 1 Clinical Presentation A 72-year-old Iranian male with multiple medical problems, including coronary artery disease, severe aortic valve stenosis, chronic occlusive pulmonary disease, and congestive heart failure, underwent coronary…
Intrathoracic Reconstruction
Case 1 Clinical Presentation A 49-year-old White female underwent right total pneumonectomy for stage IIIA nonsmall cell lung cancer. She had preoperative radiation and chemotherapy for treatment of her advanced…
Lower Chest Reconstruction
Clinical Presentation A 19-year-old White female had a large soft tissue mass in her lower chest and sternal area. Preoperative biopsy showed desmoid type of fibromatosis. She underwent resection of…
Upper Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Clinical Presentation A 36-year-old White male sustained extensive thermal burn and had excisions and skin graft procedures on his trunk, axilla, and upper extremity. He also developed compartment syndrome and…
Lateral Chest Reconstruction
Clinical Presentation A 74-year-old White female suffered a lateral chest wound and had a partial breast defect secondary to wound debridement, complicated by the previous minimally invasive right lobectomy. Apparently,…
Forearm Reconstruction
Clinical Presentation A 24-year-old Black American female sustained an avulsion injury to her left forearm wound secondary to a motor vehicle accident. She sustained a large complex soft tissue wound,…
