TITLE:
A Case of Harvesting Anterolateral Thigh Flaps Twice from the Ipsilateral Thigh of a Single Patient in Separate Operations
AUTHORS:
Saito Masami, Kimura Naohiro, Okochi Masayuki, Tomizuka Yosuke, Onda Masamitsu, Ueda Kazuki
KEYWORDS:
Anterolateral Thigh Flap, Twice from the Ipsilateral Thigh, Perforator Flap
JOURNAL NAME:
Surgical Science,
Vol.7 No.4,
April
12,
2016
ABSTRACT: Until now,
harvesting of flap elevations from the ipsilateral thigh twice in the same
patient in two operations has not been reported. We harvested thigh flaps twice
from the ipsilateral thigh of a single patient in separate operations. A
44-year-old man had skin defects of the right thumb and the left middle finger.
In the first operation, his right thumb was reconstructed by the hemi-pulp
flap. The anterolateral thigh flap harvested from the left thigh transferred to
the donor site defect of the hemi-pulp flap. Sixteen days after the first
operation, another anterolateral thigh flap harvested from the left thigh
transferred to the defect of the left middle finger. This operative procedure
is very useful for cases requiring multi-flap transfer.