Single Stage Deltopectoral Flap for Reconstruction of the Soft Tissue Defects of Neck.

ABSTRACT: Conventional deltopectoral flap is a two-staged procedure that needs a prolonged hospital stay, adding to treatment cost as well as patient discomfort and may delay adjuvant treatment. A modified deltopectoral flap, as a single-stage procedure, can overcome these shortcomings. This is a retrospective chart review of prospectively collected clinical data from a tertiary care hospital. The patients who had undergone a deltopectoral flap for the reconstruction of the neck defects at our hospital between July 2017 and July 2021 were considered for analysis. We present our results with a single-stage deltopectoral flap that was used to reconstruct medium-to-large-size defects of the neck, along with clinical illustrations as appropriate. This study was approved by the Institutional Ethical Comm

SUBMITTER: Devaraja K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11306882 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature