Hugo C Temperley, Poorya Shokuhi, Niall J O'Sullivan, Benjamin Mac Curtain, Caitlin Waters, Alannah Murray, Christina E Buckley, Maeve O'Neill, Brian Mehigan, Paul H McCormick, Michael E Kelly, John O Larkin
PURPOSE/AIM: Perianal wound healing and/or complications are common following abdominoperineal resection (APR). Although primary closure is commonly undertaken, myocutaneous flap closure such as vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap (VRAM) is thought to improve wound healing process and outcome. A comprehensive meta-analysis was performed to compare outcomes of primary closure versus VRAM flap closure of perineal wound following APR. METHODS: PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Registry of Controlled Trials were comprehensively searched until the 8th of August 2023...
March 27, 2024: Irish Journal of Medical Science