Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2018
Abstract
Objectives: We aimed to analyze the outcomes of patients who underwent vulvectomy with subsequent V-Y fasciocutaneous flap reconstruction.
Methods: All medical records of all patients who underwent vulvectomies with V-Y fasciocutaneous flap reconstruction from January 2007 to June 2016 were retrospectively reviewed. Patient clinical and surgical data, demographics, and outcomes were abstracted.
Results: Of the 27 patients, 42 flaps were transferred. A simple vulvectomy was performed in 8 (30%) patients, partial radical vulvectomy in 15 (56%), and radical vulvectomy in 4 (15%). The median area of defect was 30 cm
Conclusions: The use of a V-Y fasciocutaneous advancement flap for vulvar reconstruction is safe and associated with mostly minor complications. Infectious complications were more frequently associated with diabetes, black race, and HIV.
Recommended Citation
Hand, Lauren C.; Maas, Talia; Baka, Nadia; Mercier, Rebecca J.; Greaney, Patrick J.; Rosenblum, Norman G.; and Kim, Christine H., "Utilizing V-Y fasciocutaneous advancement flaps for vulvar reconstruction." (2018). Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Papers. Paper 49.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/obgynfp/49
Creative Commons License
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PubMed ID
30186930
Language
English
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It is the author’s final published version in Gynecologic Oncology Reports, Volume 26, November 2018, Pages 24-28.
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2018.08.007. Copyright © Hand et al.