Single Stage Deltopectoral Flap for Reconstruction of the Soft Tissue Defects of Neck

This study was approved by the Institutional Ethical Committee (number: IEC 702 –2021). A total of six patients received single-stage deltopectoral flap during the study period, of which five were for oncosurgical defects, and one had necrotizing fasciitis. The healing and overall outcome were optimal in all cases, with no flap loss. In two of these cases, the donor site was closed primarily, and in the rest, a split-thickness skin graft was used. Our results reiterate the tremendous practical value of a single-stage deltopectoral flap in the primary reconstruction of medium- to large-sized surgical defects of the neck, even in this era of free tissue transfer.
Source: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research