Challenges in the Management of Kidney Allograft Herniation With a Single-stage Pedicled Anterolateral Thigh Flap.
Transplant Direct 2022;
8:e1362. [PMID:
35935027 PMCID:
PMC9355099 DOI:
10.1097/txd.0000000000001362]
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Abstract
Wound complications are the most common surgical complication after kidney allograft transplantation. Total wound rupture exposing the entire kidney is a rare and not well-described event. We present a successful treatment of this complication in a patient admitted to our unit. A single-stage procedure was performed combining debridement and reconstruction with a pedicled anterolateral thigh flap and an iliotibial band transferring. A short literature review is performed comparing the different treatment strategies and results.
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