VRAM-pedicled island flap for the coverage of an exposed prosthetic vascular graft in the suprapubic area
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The exposure of prosthetic vascular graft is a dangerous complication in revascularization procedures. In this case report, we describe a successful coverage of an exposed prosthetic femorofemoral vascular graft in the suprapubic area, with a vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous (VRAM) island flap.
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