OBJECTIVE To introduce the method using the gracilis myocutaneous flaps to repair of vulvar defect after radical vulvectomy. METHODS The gracilis myocutaneous flaps were applied in 4 cases with vulvar carcinoma which located vestibule of vulva and bulk, and the carcinoma was large after radical resection to repair vulvar defect simultaneously. RESULTS The incision of 3 cases was healing by first intention, and 1 case with type II diabetes mellitus was healing by second intention. After followed up 3-6 years, 1 case was recurrent in 2 years after operation, 3 cases were survival without complication. CONCLUSION Vulvar reconstruction with the use of gracilis myocutaneous flaps in radical vulvectomy could markedly decrease the rate of complication.
Citation： WANG Ping,PENG Zhi lan,CHEN Ai ping,et al.. VULVAR RECONSTRUCTION USING GRACILIS MYOCUTANEOUS FLAPS AFTER RADICAL VULVECTOMY. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 1999, 13(4): 242-243. doi: Copy