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Anal sphincter reconstruction and perineal resurfacing with a gracilis myocutaneous flap

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A 60-year-old woman with radiation proctitis and perineal radiodermatitis has been treated by one-stage transfer of a gracilis myocutaneous flap, utilizing the muscle to restore anal sphicter function and the skin for perineal resurfacing.

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  1. Department of Surgery (Plastic), Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Hospital & Medical Center, 3331 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, New York, 10467, New York, New York

    Michael Kalisman M.D. &  Leonard A. Sharzer M.D., M.S. (Surg.)

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Kalisman, M., Sharzer, L.A. Anal sphincter reconstruction and perineal resurfacing with a gracilis myocutaneous flap. Dis Colon Rectum 24, 529–531 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02604315

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