Abstract
The rectus abdominis muscle is a workhorse flap for reconstructing challenging defects. This owes to its strategic location in the abdomen with a dual blood supply and a wide arc of transposition. Its harvest, however, requires a long abdominal incision as well as violation of the anterior rectus sheath. This creates the potential for significant surgical site morbidity (bulges, hernias, infections, and seroma). Robotic surgery, with its enhanced precision, tremor elimination, motion scaling, high resolution, 3-D optics and intuitive interface, offers a safe and minimally invasive muscle harvest approach. In this chapter, the operative approach, indication, as well as potential complications, of this technique are described.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Operative Dictations in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 639-642 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319406312 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319406299 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Da vinci
- Head and neck reconstruction
- Intraperitoneal harvest
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Rectus abdominus muscle flap
- Robotic surgery
- Scalp reconstruction
- Trunk reconstruction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine