Intestinal obstruction following harvest of VRAM-flap for reconstruction of a large perineal defect

A patient with locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the rectum was operated with abdominoperineal resection and perineal reconstruction with a vertical rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap. Six days postoperatively, there was herniation of the small bowel, between the anterior and posterior rectus s...

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Main Authors: Elawa, Sherif, Hallböök, Olof, Myrelid, Pär, Zdolsek, Johann
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4793787/