"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Surgical Flaps" by people in this website by year, and whether "Surgical Flaps" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgical Flaps" by people in Profiles.
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The tipping point in oral cavity reconstruction: A multi-institutional survey of choice between flap and non-flap reconstruction. Oral Oncol. 2021 09; 120:105267.
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The effect of reconstruction on positive margin rates in oral cancer: Using length of stay as a proxy measure for flap reconstruction in a national database. Am J Otolaryngol. 2021 Sep-Oct; 42(5):103012.
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Prelaminated paramedian forehead flap for subtotal nasal reconstruction using three-dimensional printing. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jan 26; 14(1).
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Complications After Soft Tissue With Plate vs Bony Mandibular Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 03; 164(3):501-511.
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Paraspinous Muscle Flaps for the Treatment of Complex Spinal Wounds. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2020 May 01; 45(9):599-604.
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Composite Subclavian Artery Flap Repair of Truncus Arteriosus-Interrupted Aortic Arch. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 11; 110(5):e425-e426.
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Comparison of the Fisher Anatomical Subunit and Modified Millard Rotation-Advancement Cleft Lip Repairs. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 08; 144(2):238e-245e.
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The Use of Tissue Flaps in the Management of Urinary Tract Fistulas. Curr Urol Rep. 2019 Apr 30; 20(6):32.
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Pharyngeal Flap Versus Sphincter Pharyngoplasty for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: A Review of the 2014 and 2015 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project-Pediatrics Data. J Craniofac Surg. 2019 Mar/Apr; 30(2):554-556.
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Factors associated with gastrostomy tube dependence following salvage total laryngectomy with microvascular free tissue transfer. Head Neck. 2019 04; 41(4):865-870.