Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2018

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.

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.

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PubMed ID

30186930

Language

English

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