Coverage of supraumbilical abdominal wall defects: The tunnelled-pedicled ALT technique.

Abdominal wall defects are a challenge for reconstructive surgeons. Although the utility of anterolateral thigh perforator (ALT) flap has been well established for lower abdominal wall reconstruction, pedicled ALT flap is usually not considered for supraumbilical defects in the most recent algorithms. The purpose of this paper is to report the results of a tunneled pedicled ALT flap for reconstruction of supraumbilical defect from a series of patients.

Facial transplantation: a concise update.

Objectives: Update on clinical results obtained by the first worldwide facial transplantation teams as well as review of the literature concerning the main surgical, immunological, ethical, and follow-up aspects described on facial transplanted patients.

Study Design: MEDLINE search of articles published on "face transplantation" until March 2012.

Results: Eighteen clinical cases were studied.