"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 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 1995 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 1996 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 1997 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 1998 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 1999 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2000 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 2001 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| 2002 | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| 2003 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 2004 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 2005 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 2006 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| 2007 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2008 | 32 | 2 | 34 |
| 2009 | 29 | 16 | 45 |
| 2010 | 38 | 7 | 45 |
| 2011 | 25 | 6 | 31 |
| 2012 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2013 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2014 | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| 2015 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 2016 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2017 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2021 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2022 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgical Flaps" by people in Profiles.
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Novel use of the rectus abdominus muscle flap for vaginal reconstruction in complex obstetric fistula repair: A case series. BJOG. 2025 Jan; 132(1):6-11.
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MANAGEMENT OF LARGE FULL-THICKNESS MACULAR HOLES: Long-Term Outcomes of Internal Limiting Membrane Flaps and Internal Limiting Membrane Peels. Retina. 2024 07 01; 44(7):1165-1170.
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Optimizing Morbidity in Unplanned Soft Tissue Sarcoma Excisions: Should We Skip the Reconstructive Ladder? Ann Plast Surg. 2024 Sep 01; 93(3):361-368.
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Considerations in Salvage Laryngectomy Reconstruction-To Flap or Not to Flap. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Jun 01; 150(6):499-501.
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When to ditch the ladder and take the elevator: The Anderson SArcoma Risk of Complications (A-SARC) score to guide reconstructive decision-making in extremity soft tissue sarcoma patients. J Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun; 129(8):1456-1465.
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Non-adherent dressings to make skin flaps stick. Dermatol Online J. 2024 Apr 15; 30(2).
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Robotic harvest of the free gracilis muscle flap. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2024 Mar; 90:323-325.
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Rhinoplasty with Concurrent Repair of Septal Perforation. Facial Plast Surg. 2023 Dec; 39(6):603-608.
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Use of the Retroauricular Pull-Through Sandwich Flap for Repair of an Extensive Conchal Bowl Defect With Complete Cartilage Loss. Cutis. 2023 Jul; 112(1):46-48.
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Reconstruction of Forequarter and Extended Forequarter Amputations: Indications and Outcomes. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 07 01; 152(1):194-205.