{"title":"Minimally Invasive Strategy for Harvesting Anterolateral Thigh Flaps.","authors":"Ken Matsubara, Jun Araki, Shogo Nakamura, Masashi Hayakawa, Shinya Suzuki, Hiroaki Mori, Junichi Nakao, Hiroshi Fuseya, Yohei Hiiragi, Takashi Mukaigawa, Yoshichika Yasunaga","doi":"10.1097/GOX.0000000000006649","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap is one of the most versatile and frequently used flaps in reconstructive surgery. Although techniques for flap harvesting are well established, donor-site morbidities remain a common concern. We report the case of an 83-year-old man who underwent oral cancer resection and reconstruction using a right ALT flap. We used a minimally invasive strategy to reduce donor-site morbidity, including microvascular re-anastomosis of the vascular pedicle. The free flap was successfully transferred, and the postoperative course was uneventful. Lower extremity function tests revealed no dysfunction after surgery. In reconstructive surgery, successful flap transfer and minimal donor-site morbidity are essential. Minimally invasive strategies should be promoted in surgical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":20149,"journal":{"name":"Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open","volume":"13 3","pages":"e6649"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11932588/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000006649","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/3/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"SURGERY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap is one of the most versatile and frequently used flaps in reconstructive surgery. Although techniques for flap harvesting are well established, donor-site morbidities remain a common concern. We report the case of an 83-year-old man who underwent oral cancer resection and reconstruction using a right ALT flap. We used a minimally invasive strategy to reduce donor-site morbidity, including microvascular re-anastomosis of the vascular pedicle. The free flap was successfully transferred, and the postoperative course was uneventful. Lower extremity function tests revealed no dysfunction after surgery. In reconstructive surgery, successful flap transfer and minimal donor-site morbidity are essential. Minimally invasive strategies should be promoted in surgical practice.
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open is an open access, peer reviewed, international journal focusing on global plastic and reconstructive surgery.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open publishes on all areas of plastic and reconstructive surgery, including basic science/experimental studies pertinent to the field and also clinical articles on such topics as: breast reconstruction, head and neck surgery, pediatric and craniofacial surgery, hand and microsurgery, wound healing, and cosmetic and aesthetic surgery. Clinical studies, experimental articles, ideas and innovations, and techniques and case reports are all welcome article types. Manuscript submission is open to all surgeons, researchers, and other health care providers world-wide who wish to communicate their research results on topics related to plastic and reconstructive surgery. Furthermore, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open, a complimentary journal to Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, provides an open access venue for the publication of those research studies sponsored by private and public funding agencies that require open access publication of study results. Its mission is to disseminate high quality, peer reviewed research in plastic and reconstructive surgery to the widest possible global audience, through an open access platform. As an open access journal, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open offers its content for free to any viewer. Authors of articles retain their copyright to the materials published. Additionally, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open provides rapid review and publication of accepted papers.
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