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Double-Pacman Flap for a Small Sacral Defect

Preprint Archives of Clinical Images & Videos. 2017;1(1):3
DOI: 10.24983/scitemed.paciv.2017.00005
Article Type: Image

Abstract

Keywords

    A 40-year-old woman presented with a 4 x 4 cm soft tissue defect in the sacral area, which resulted from a skin carbuncle (Panel A). Given her poor self-care, we performed a single-stage reconstruction for the soft tissue defect. After debridement, a double Pacman (bilateral extended V-Y advancement) skin flap with fascia was designed to close the wound (Panel B and Panel C). The post-operative course was uneventful, 6 week later the wound completely healed (Panel D). Several methods have been developed to reconstruct sacral defects. Among them, flap reconstruction has advantages with respect to durability, adequate soft tissue restoration, blood supply, sensation, and cosmesis. The double Pacman flap is an ideal option for small defects. The harvest technique and flap design are straightforward, with easy manipulation and avoidance of tension suture. Notably, there should be minimal debridement of the involved tissue to prevent loss of wound margins and to allow for tension-free closure.

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    Publication History

    Received date: May 04, 2017
    Accepted date: May 04, 2017
    Published date: May 05, 2017

    Copyright

    © 2017 The Author(s). This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY).

    1. Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan
    2. Division of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
    University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Division of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
    Division of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
    Email: Tommynjchang@yahoo.com.tw