Journal of Colon and Rectal Cancer
Open Access
Primary Abdominal Wall Reinforcement with Synthetic Mesh Following Harvesting of Vertical Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flaps in Multivisceral Pelvic Resections
Dec 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2471-7061.jcrc-15-661
Evita ZoucasCorresponding author
Following multivisceral pelvic resections, the pelvis and perineum are often reconstructed using myocutaneous flaps. Abdominal wall defects after harvesting rectus abdominis flaps can be reinforced with mesh. Primary reconstruction using synthetic mesh was presently evaluated. Fifty-eight patients w…