Gluteal Fasciocutaneous Flap Reconstruction After Salvage Surgery for Pelvic Sepsis.

Background: Chronic pelvic sepsis mostly originates from complicated pelvic surgery and failed interventions. This is a challenging condition that often requires extensive salvage surgery consisting of complete debridement with source control and filling of the dead space with well-vascularized tissue.

Objective: This study aimed to describe the outcomes of gluteal fasciocutaneous flaps for the treatment of secondary pelvic sepsis.

A comparative multicentre study evaluating gluteal turnover flap for wound closure after abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare perineal wound healing between gluteal turnover flap and primary closure in patients undergoing abdominoperineal resection (APR) for rectal cancer.

Methods: Patients who underwent APR for primary or recurrent rectal cancer with gluteal turnover flap in two university hospitals (2016-2021) were compared to a multicentre cohort of primary closure (2000-2017). The primary endpoint was uncomplicated perineal wound healing within 30 days.

Dorsal approach with tailored partial sacrectomy and gluteal V-Y fasciocutaneous advancement flap for the management of recurrent pelvic sepsis; case report.

Background: Pelvic sepsis after surgery for rectal cancer is a severe complication, mostly originating from anastomotic leakage. Complex salvage surgery, during which an omentoplasty is often used for filling of the pelvic cavity, is seldomly required. If this fails, a symptomatic recurrent presacral abscess with a risk of progressive inflammation can develop.

Racial Disparities in Outcomes of Reconstructive Breast Surgery: An Analysis of 51,362 Patients from the ACS-NSQIP.

Background:  In various surgical specialties, racial disparities in postoperative complications are widely reported. It is assumed that the effect of race can also be found in plastic surgical outcomes, although this remains largely undefined in literature. This study aims to provide data on the impact of race on outcomes of reconstructive breast surgery.

Does age or frailty have more predictive effect on outcomes following pedicled flap reconstruction? An analysis of 44,986 cases.

The elderly population in the United States is expanding rapidly, and with advancements in modern medicine, the number of elderly patients undergoing surgery has risen in parallel. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of age and frailty on postoperative outcomes following pedicled flap reconstruction. The 2005-2016 ACS-NSQIP databases were queried to identify cases involving pedicled flaps based on CPT codes.