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1320852

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-8-10
pubmed:abstractText
Radical vulvectomy is often complicated by problems associated with insufficient closure of large skin defects involving postoperative necrosis of the suture line over the mons pubis and the inguinal areas. To resolve these problems, the present study compared radical vulvectomy (RV, 7 cases) with radical vulvectomy followed by reconstructive operation using the gluteus maximus myocutaneous flap (RVR, 5 cases). There was no significant difference in operation time and blood loss between the two groups. Three of the 7 RV patients had wound separations requiring reoperation, while only 1 patient in the RVR group did. The average hospital stay was 86 days in the RV group and 38 days in the RVR. Risks of postoperative infection and wound breakdown were reduced with the flap technique, and ambulation and rehabilitation could begin earlier in this group. Surgical wounds were stable and the quality of life after operation was improved dramatically using the flap technique.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0389-2328
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
23-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Reconstruction of surgical defects using the gluteus maximus myocutaneous flap following radical vulvectomy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study