Outcome Comparison of Different Reconstructive Approaches for Axillary Defects Secondary to Radical Excision of Hidradenitis Suppurativa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Radical excision of debilitating hidradenitis suppurativa lesions is the only curative approach in the advanced stages of the disease. Different concepts for axillary reconstruction do exist, but data on their clinical outcome are scarce.

Methods

This is a retrospective cohort study of two reconstructive methods (posterior arm flap vs. vacuum-assisted closure [VAC] + split-thickness skin graft [STSG]) for axillary defects in patients with severe axillary hidradenitis suppurativa treated at the University Hospital Zurich between 2005 and 2020.

Results

A total of 35 patients (mean age 36 ± 10 years, mean BMI 29 ± 5 kg/m2, Hurley stage II-III) with 67 operated axillae were stratified according to their type of reconstruction. Median operation time in the flap

SUBMITTER: Tereshenko V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9501727 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature