TY - JOUR
T1 - Superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flap for reconstruction of limb defects
AU - Koshima, Isao
AU - Nanba, Yuzaburo
AU - Tsutsui, Tetsuya
AU - Takahashi, Yoshio
AU - Urushibara, Katsuyuki
AU - Inagawa, Kiichi
AU - Hamasaki, Tamiko
AU - Moriguchi, Takahiko
PY - 2004/1
Y1 - 2004/1
N2 - The superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator (SCIP) flap differs from the established groin flap in that it is nourished by only a perforator of the superficial circumflex iliac system and has a short segment (3 to 4 cm in length) of this vascular system. Three cases in which free superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flaps were successfully transferred for coverage of soft-tissue defects in the limb are described in this article. The advantages of this flap are as follows: no need for deeper and longer dissection for the pedicle vessel, a shorter flap elevation time, possible thinning of the flap with primary defatting, the possibility of an adiposal flap with customized thickness for tissue augmentation, a concealed donor site, minimal donor-site morbidity, and the availability of a large cutaneous vein as a venous drainage system. The disadvantages are the need for dissection for a smaller perforator and an anastomosing technique for small-caliber vessels of less than 1.0 mm.
AB - The superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator (SCIP) flap differs from the established groin flap in that it is nourished by only a perforator of the superficial circumflex iliac system and has a short segment (3 to 4 cm in length) of this vascular system. Three cases in which free superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flaps were successfully transferred for coverage of soft-tissue defects in the limb are described in this article. The advantages of this flap are as follows: no need for deeper and longer dissection for the pedicle vessel, a shorter flap elevation time, possible thinning of the flap with primary defatting, the possibility of an adiposal flap with customized thickness for tissue augmentation, a concealed donor site, minimal donor-site morbidity, and the availability of a large cutaneous vein as a venous drainage system. The disadvantages are the need for dissection for a smaller perforator and an anastomosing technique for small-caliber vessels of less than 1.0 mm.
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U2 - 10.1097/01.PRS.0000095948.03605.20
DO - 10.1097/01.PRS.0000095948.03605.20
M3 - Article
C2 - 14707641
AN - SCOPUS:1242309467
VL - 113
SP - 233
EP - 240
JO - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
JF - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
SN - 0032-1052
IS - 1
ER -