Double perforators-based superior gluteal artery propeller flap for reconstruction of lumbar defects

نویسندگان

  • Obi Onyekwelu
  • Damir Kosutic
چکیده

Wide local excision of skin cancer in the lumbar area is a challenge to reconstruct. We report on the successful use of a two perforators-based superior gluteal artery perforator propeller flap, for the reconstruction of a lumbar defect.

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دوره 3  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2016