"Surgical Flaps" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region.
| Descriptor ID |
D013524
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.850.710 E07.862.710
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| Concept/Terms |
Surgical Flaps- Surgical Flaps
- Surgical Flap
- Flap, Surgical
- Flaps, Surgical
Pedicled Flap- Pedicled Flap
- Flap, Pedicled
- Flaps, Pedicled
- Pedicled Flaps
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgical Flaps" by people in Profiles.
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Multilobed flaps for intermediate and large nasal defects: Flap characteristics, patient outcomes, and provider experience at two institutions. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022 08; 75(8):2757-2774.
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Muscle Flap Closures in Spine Surgery: Predictors of Usage Patterns and Factors Associated With Postoperative Complications From the NSQIP Database. Clin Spine Surg. 2022 02 01; 35(1):E248-E258.
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Repair of a Deep Proximal Thumb Defect. Dermatol Surg. 2019 04; 45(4):601-603.
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Subcutaneous bone flap storage after emergency craniectomy: cost-effectiveness and rate of resorption. J Neurosurg. 2018 12 01; 129(6):1604-1610.
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The Boomerang Thigh Flap: Optimizing the Donor Site for an Extended Skin Island Flap. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2018 Oct; 34(8):658-668.
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Facial Fractures: Pearls and Perspectives. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 05; 141(5):742e-758e.
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Injury to the male external genitalia: a comprehensive review. Int Urol Nephrol. 2017 Apr; 49(4):553-561.
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Heterotopic Intracranial Skin Presenting as Chronic Draining Sinus After Remote Craniotomy. World Neurosurg. 2017 Feb; 98:882.e9-882.e14.
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Anthropometric Effect of Mucoperiosteal Nostril Floor Reconstruction in Complete Cleft Lip. J Craniofac Surg. 2016 Jan; 27(1):19-26.
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Extensive traumatic anterior skull base fractures with cerebrospinal fluid leak: classification and repair techniques using combined vascularized tissue flaps. J Neurosurg. 2016 Mar; 124(3):647-56.