The Versatility of Dorsal Intercostal Artery Perforator-Based Transposition Flap for Reconstruction of Large Myelomeningocele Defects

Sahmat, Adibah, et al.: "The prevalence and distribution
of spina bifida in a single major referral center in Malaysia."
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 5: 237, 2017.
2- Zakaria, Yehia and Esam A. Hasan: "Reversed turnover
latissimus dorsi muscle flap for closure of large myelomeningocele
defects." Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive &
Aesthetic Surgery, 63.9: 1513-1518, 2010.
3- Mowatt D.J., Thomson D.N.P. and Dunaway D.J.: Tissue
expansion for the delayed closure of large myelomeningoceles.
J. Neurosurg. Pediatr., 103: 544e8, 2005.
4- Gaskill S.J.: Primary closure of open myelomeningocele.
Neurosurg. Focus, 16: 1e4, 2004.
5- De Fontaine S., Gaede F. and Berthe J.V.: The reverse
turnover latissmus dorsi flap for closure of midline lumbar
defects. J. Plast. Reconstr. Aesthet. Surg., 61: 917e24,
2008.
6- Hallock G.G.: Reconstruction of posterior trunk defects.
Semin Plast. Surg., 25: 78-85, 2011.
7- Prasad V. and Morris S.F.: Propeller DICAP flap for a
large defect on the back-case report and review of the
literature. Microsurgery, 32: 617-621, 2012.
8- Kimura H., Nasu W., Kashiwa K., et al.: Reconstruction
of the sacral region using the lumbo-gluteal sensory flap.
J. Plast. Reconstr. Aesthet. Surg., 66: 239-242, 2013.
Egypt, J. Plast. Reconstr. Surg., April 2023 145
9- Oh T.S., Hallock G. and Hong J.P.: Freestyle propeller
flaps to reconstruct defects of the posterior trunk: A simple
approach to a difficult problem. Ann. Plast. Surg., 68: 79-
82, 2012.
10- Kankaya Y., Sungur N., Aslan ÖC¸, et al.: Alternative
method for the reconstruction of meningomyelocele defects:
V-Y rotation and advancement flap. J. Neurosurg.
Pediatr., 15: 467-474, 2015.
11- Kocak, Omer Faruk and Canser Yilmaz Demir: "An ideal
flap alternative for closure of myelomeningocele defects:
dorsal intercostal artery perforator flap". Journal of Craniofacial
Surgery, 27.8: 1951-1955, 2016.
12- Tenekeci, G. and Basterzi Y.: Reliability of extended
dorsal intercostal artery perforator propeller flaps for
reconstruction of large myelomeningocele defects. Journal
of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 70 (1):
60-66, 2017.
13- Basterzi Y. and Tenekeci G.: Dorsal intercostal artery
perforator propeller flaps: A reliable option in reconstruction
of large meningomyelocele defects. Annals of Plastic
Surgery, 76 (4): 434-437, 2016.