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transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous *flap: a piece of tissue (skin, muscle, and fat) dissected from the abdomen, between the umbilicus and pubis, and used to reconstruct the breast after mastectomy. The flap of tissue is dissected along with its blood supply and moved into its new position on this pedicle.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Flap

A section of tissue (usually skin) separated from underlying structures but still attached at its distal end by a PEDICLE through which it receives its blood supply. The free end may then be sutured into a new position to cover a defect caused by trauma or excision of diseased tissue. A free ?ap involves detachment of a section of tissue, often including bone and muscle, to a distant site where the artery and vein supplying it are anastomosed to adjacent vessels and the tissue is sutured into place. (See RECONSTRUCTIVE (PLASTIC) SURGERY.)... flap

Skin Flap

A surgical technique in which a section of skin and underlying tissue, sometimes including muscle, is moved to cover an area from which skin and tissue have been lost or damaged by injury, disease, or surgery.

Unlike a skin graft, a skin flap retains its blood supply, either by remaining attached to the donor site or through reattachment to blood vessels at the recipient site by microsurgery, so skin flaps adhere well even where there is extensive loss of deep tissue.... skin flap

Boari Flap

a tube of bladder tissue constructed to replace the lower third of the ureter when this has been injured or surgically excised because of the presence of a tumour or stricture. See also ureteroplasty. [A. Boari (19th century), Italian surgeon]... boari flap

Ld Flap

(latisimus dorsi flap) a technique used in breast surgery to reconstruct the breast following a mastectomy. The latisimus dorsi muscle is freed up from its position in the back and moved around to be placed over the pectoralis major while still attached to its blood supply.... ld flap

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