Pedicled vastus lateralis myocutaneous flap for sacropelvic defects after wide oncologic resection: Wound complications and outcomes.
Akash A ShahSantiago A Lozano CalderónEmily A BernerWilliam G AustenJonathan M WinogradHoward Y ParkNicholas M BernthalBrooke M CrawfordFrancis J HornicekPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2022)
We describe a pedicled vastus lateralis flap for coverage of defects after wide resection of sacropelvic malignancies. A large proportion of our cohort had independent risk factors for wound complications. Even with a cohort with high baseline risk for wound complications, we show that the use of a pedicled vastus lateralis flap is a safe reconstructive option with a wound complication rate in line with the literature.