TY - JOUR
T1 - Options and outcomes of soft tissue reconstruction in patients undergoing surgery for locally recurrent rectal cancer
AU - Bustos, Samyd S.
AU - Yan, Maria
AU - Forte, Antonio J.
AU - Moran, Steven L.
AU - Manrique, Oscar J.
N1 - Funding Information:
Each author contributed sufficiently to the design and implementation of the study, to the analysis of the results and to the writing of the manuscript and take public responsibility for the content. Schematic figures were designed by Mayo Clinic Media Support Services.
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PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - Reconstruction of extensive perineal defects following oncological surgery for locally recurrent rectal cancer poses functional as well as esthetic challenges. Good communication between the colorectal and reconstructive surgeon is essential to achieve a successful reconstruction. The reconstructive ladder includes a wide variety of options for the management of these defects; however, the best reconstructive option depends on defect characteristics, progression of disease, tissues involved, patient co-morbidities, past surgical history, prior radiation therapy, and the technical expertise of the reconstructive surgeon. In all cases, the necessity of skin coverage, as well as vascularized tissue to obliterate dead space, is required to close the defect and minimize the risk of complications.
AB - Reconstruction of extensive perineal defects following oncological surgery for locally recurrent rectal cancer poses functional as well as esthetic challenges. Good communication between the colorectal and reconstructive surgeon is essential to achieve a successful reconstruction. The reconstructive ladder includes a wide variety of options for the management of these defects; however, the best reconstructive option depends on defect characteristics, progression of disease, tissues involved, patient co-morbidities, past surgical history, prior radiation therapy, and the technical expertise of the reconstructive surgeon. In all cases, the necessity of skin coverage, as well as vascularized tissue to obliterate dead space, is required to close the defect and minimize the risk of complications.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.scrs.2020.100766
DO - 10.1016/j.scrs.2020.100766
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85087817498
VL - 31
JO - Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery
JF - Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery
SN - 1043-1489
IS - 3
M1 - 100766
ER -