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Objective To explore the clinical significance of protection "Choke vessel area" in the application of perforator flap to repair large defect of trunk after tumor resection.Methods A total of 62 patients (38 males and 24 females,aged from 19 to 79 years) from the Department of Plastic Surgery,Second Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University underwent reconstructive surgery for large area defects of the trunk from March 2012 to January 2016.The perforator flap was designed according to the perforator location detected by Doppler before surgery.The flaps were harvested on the pedicle of perforators and dissected on the deep layer of deep fascia (including part of the myolemma).The areas of flap ranged from 5.0 cm × 10.0 cm to 19.0 cm × 22.0 cm.The donor site was sutured directly or local flap was transferred to repair.Results Flaps survived well in 59 of the 62 cases.The tip of flap was necrotic and healed after dressing change in 1 diabetic patient.The distal part of flap was necrotic on cuticular layer and healed after dressing change in another patient with scrotal defect.One patient had flap necrosis 10 days after operation and was repaired twice.The results were satisfied after following-up from 3 months to 2 years for 17 cases and from 6 months to 2 years for 25 cases.Fibrosarcoma protuberant and squamous cell carcinoma recurred in 1 case each,but the function and appearance were satisfactory after primary repair.Conclusions The procedure of preserving Choke vessel area can improve the blood supply of perforator flap and obtain larger survival area and survival quality.It is worthy of clinical application.
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Objective To study the value of free-style perforator flap in repairing nasal defects after tumor resection.Methods On the basis of the guidance of free-style perforator flap design concept and the foundation of vascular localization by Doppler based on the ultrasonic echo intensity,combined with nasal beauty subunits,we designed free-style perforator flap in different forms such as V-Y advancing flap,rotating flap,and propeller flap,which had with free-style perforator in pedicle all.We transplanted the flaps to repair nasal defects after tumor resection.The area of the flaps was between 2 cm x 1.0 cm and 8.0 cm x 5.0 cm,and the diameter of the perforate vessel in the pedicle of flap was between 0.3 mm-3 mm,and some of the pedicles were composed of perforate vessel tube bundle.In order to reduce recurrence rate,the radiotherapy was performed according to the pathology in 1 month after surgery.Results In 31 cases of this group,29 cases were performed and the postoperative shape was good.1 case appeared postoperative hemorrhage,and the epidermis of flap formed blister because of greater tension,and the patient healed 10 days later after extraction the bubble fluid and changing medicine.The flap of 1 case was silted because the venous was blocked,and the acupuncture was treated,and then the flap got delayed union.23 cases received adjuvant radio therapy after surgery and fellowed up from 6 months to 5 years,showing that local profile and color were satisfacfory without tumor recurrence.Conclusions It is worthy of clinical promotion to designing freetype perforator flap and to repair defect after extensive nasal tumor resection on the basis of beauty subunits in nasal and vascular anatomy,which can not only reduce the recurrence rate by postoperative radiotherapy in time,but also realize better cosmetic requirements.
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Objective To investigate and evaluate the clinical effect of the direct popliteal artery perforator flap.Methods Thirty embalmed lower limbs of adult cadavers which perfused with red latex were used to dissection,major observations were the origin,perforators and anastomoses regulations of the direct popliteal artery.Based on the anatomical study,direct popliteal artery perforator flaps were designed and used clinically to 7 patients who had soft tissue defects in popliteal fossa.Results The direct popliteal artery perforator was direct started from lateral wall of the superior segment of popliteal artery,and about 7-11 cm above knee joint.Then it goes up along the middle line of posterior region of thigh,and pierced from the carvity between semitendinosus and biceps femoris and gave off several branches in superficial fascia.Finally,these branches anastomoses with many perforating branches which were gave off form deep femoral artery (the 1st to 3rd perforator artery),obturator artery and lateral circumflex femoral artery.Clinically,all flaps were survived eventually,and 6 of them were healed quickly,only 1 case needed to change dressings to healed its partial necrosis for the pedicle had too much soft tissues and too swelling to block its blood supply.After 2-12 months of following-up,the colors and appearances of these flaps were excellent,and the function of knees were nearly normal.Conclusion Direct popliteal artery perforator flap has relatively constant location and sufficient blood supply to use in clinical application,it is safe and easy to use for recovering soft tissue defects in popliteal fossa.