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Case Report
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J Korean Soc Coloproctol. 2006;22(3):210-213.
- The Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flap for the Immediate Reconstruction of Partial Vaginal Defects Following the Extended Abdominoperineal Resection of Recurrent Rectal Cancer.
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Lee, Suk Hwan , Yoo, Young Chun
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1Department of Surgery, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. leeshdr@khu.ac.kr
2Department of Plastic Surgery, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Abstract
- Extensive resection including posterior vaginal wall may be required for the advanced low rectal cancer or recurrent rectal cancer in order to achieve the tumor free circumferential margins. We describe closure of a vaginal defect with rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap after extended abdominoperineal resection, hysterectomy and partial colpectomy in a patient with recurrent rectal cancer with the special reference to the surgical technique.
Keywords :Recurrent rectal cancer;Extended abdominoperineal resection;Posterior colpectomy;Rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap
