Extended Anterolateral Thigh Flaps
The anterolateral thigh flap is versatile and reliable for the treatment of massive oncological defects. Even flaps much larger than 250 cm 2 can usually be harvested safely based on 2 to 4 perforators without special techniques, such as compound flaps or additional vessel anastomoses.
Authors
- Kiichi Furuse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6719-6253)
- Masaki Arikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4161-4554)
- Daisuke Kageyama
- Takuya Higashino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8153-1836)
- Satoshi Akazawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7301-6463)
Institutions
- National Cancer Center Hospital East (JP)
- Tokyo National Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000004330
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01