"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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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgical Flaps" by people in Profiles.
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Comparison of high-flow CSF leak closure with nasoseptal flap following endoscopic endonasal approach in adult and pediatric populations. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2022 03; 12(3):321-323.
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A Consensus Definition and Classification System of Oncoplastic Surgery Developed by the American Society of Breast Surgeons. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Oct; 26(11):3436-3444.
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What Factors Influence the Success of Medial Gastrocnemius Flaps in the Treatment of Infected TKAs? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 Mar; 474(3):752-63.
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Thymic flap for bronchial stump reinforcement after lobectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Mar; 99(3):1071-3.
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Anterolateral thigh adipofascial flap in mucosal reconstruction. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2014 Nov-Dec; 16(6):395-9.
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In reply. J Hand Surg Am. 2014 Oct; 39(10):2123.
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Local and regional flaps for hand coverage. J Hand Surg Am. 2014 May; 39(5):992-1004.
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Manubrial-clavicular-chest wall explantation to expose the anterior thoracic inlet. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Jan; 97(1):350-2.
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Free anterolateral thigh fascia lata flap for complex nasal lining defects. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2013 Jan; 15(1):21-8.
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Simultaneous anterolateral thigh flap and temporalis tendon transfer to optimize facial form and function after radical parotidectomy. Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2012 Mar-Apr; 14(2):104-9.