Dual Perforator Flap for Reconstruction of Large Sacral Defects: Superior Gluteal Artery Perforator Super-Flap with Parasacral Perforator

The superior gluteal artery perforator flap technique has increasingly been used for soft tissue defects in the sacral area following its introduction nearly 25 years ago. Advantages in covering sacral defects include muscle sparing, versatility in design, and low donor side morbidity. The bilateral superior gluteal artery perforator flap procedure is planned in cases of large sacral defects that cannot be covered with the unilateral superior gluteal artery perforator flap. Here, we report two cases of large sacral defects in which patient factors of poor general health, such as old age, pneumonia, and previous operation scar, led to use of a large unilateral superior gluteal artery perforator super-flap with parasacral perforator. The approach was utilized to reduce the operation time and prevent unpredictable flap failure due to the large flap size. Even though the parasacral perforator was included, the versatility of the large superior gluteal artery perforator flap was preserved because sufficient perforator length was acquired after adequate dissection.

Colgajo de perforantes de la arteria glútea superior para reconstrucción de defecto en región lumbosacra: reporte de un caso / Superior gluteal artery perforator (SGAP) flap for lumbosacral reconstruction

Los defectos de tejidos blandos a nivel de región lumbosacra son comunes en la cirugía reconstructiva. El colgajo de perforantes de la arteria glútea superior (SGAP) es una herramienta muy útil para el cubrimiento de este tipo de defectos y se asocia con un menor porcentaje de efectos funcionales secundarios al respetar el músculo glúteo mayor y su inervación. El objetivo de este artículo es realizar el reporte de un caso describiendo las indicaciones, la técnica quirúrgica y el resultado postoperatorio de esta intervención en un paciente con un defecto de cubrimiento a nivel lumbosacro secundario a una resección oncológica.

The soft tissue defects at the level of lumbosacral region are common in reconstructive surgery. Superior gluteal artery (SGAP) perforator flap is a very useful tool for covering such defects and is associated with a lower percentage of secondary functional effects as regards the gluteus maximus muscle and its innervation. The objective of this paper is report a case, describing the indications, surgical technique, and postoperative outcome of this intervention in a patient with a soft tissue defect in lumbosacral region secondary to an oncological resection.

Application of Perforator Flap for the Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction