A fabricated chimeric SCIP flap with end-to-side anastomosis: A case report

Year 2021, Volume: 5 Issue: 5, 560 - 562, 01.05.2021

Necip Sefa Özden , Burak Kaya Takumi Yamamoto

https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.794003

Abstract

Superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flap (SCIP) is one of the most convenient flaps to cover distal extremity defects because it conceals the scar of the donor area well and can be raised as a thin or super-thin flap. In recent years, various chimeric SCIP flaps were reported, including the sartorius muscle, the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, and the iliac bone. However, chimeric SCIP flap is sometimes difficult to be raised on one pedicle, because of the absence of communication between a skin branch and a branch to a chimeric tissue. We present a case in which end-side anastomosis of a sartorius muscle perforator to a SCIP flap pedicle is made to form a fabricated chimeric SCIP flap due to variation in the pedicle. This design aims to fill cavitary spaces and supply better perfusion for infection control.

Keywords

SCIP flap, Fabricated chimeric flap, Supermicrosurgery

Thanks

I would like to submit the manuscript entitled ‘‘A Fabricated Chimeric SCIP Flap with End-to-Side Anastomosis: A Supermicrosurgery Case Report.’’ by Dr. Necip Sefa Özden, Dr. Burak Kaya, Dr. Takumi Yamamoto to be considered for publication as a case report in the Journal of Surgery and Medicine Supermicrosurgery have become widespread in recent years. In this article, we aimed to present a a fabricated chimeric SCIP case report . We believe these findings will be of interest to the readers of your journal. We declare that this manuscript is original, has not been published before and is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere. We know of no conflicts of interest associated with this publication, and there has been no significant financial support for this work that could have influenced its outcome. As Corresponding Author, I confirm that the manuscript has been read and approved for submission by all the named authors. We hope you find our manuscript suitable for publication and look forward to hearing from you in due course. Sincerely, Associate Professor Burak Kaya Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Medical Faculty of Ankara University Dikimevi, Ankara 06590, Turkey. Tel./Fax: [phone]. Email: [e-mail]

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