"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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| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2011 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2013 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2016 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgical Flaps" by people in Profiles.
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Garg N, Vaile JR, Amin D, Xu V, McCann A, Kumar A, Urdang Z, Krein H, Heffelfinger R. Evaluating the Effects of Timing of Reconstruction of Facial Mohs Defects for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer on Complications Using Data from a Global Aggregate Health Care Network. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2025 Jul-Aug; 27(4):344-349.
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Bakillah E, Brooks AD, Adekeye S. Switching to Tumescent Dissection in Mastectomy. Breast J. 2025; 2025:7634729.
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Regmi P, Sah VP, Kumar Sah B, Khanal B, Kumar A, Gupta RK. Peritoneal flap hernioplasty for large ventral hernias: a systematic review and meta-analysis : PFH for large ventral hernia. Hernia. 2024 11 16; 29(1):18.
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Starr MR, Hinkle JC, Patel LG, Ammar MJ, Soares RR, Patel SN, Cohen MN, Hsu J, Yonekawa Y, Ho AC, Regillo CD, Gupta OP. RANDOMIZED TRIAL COMPARING MICROSERRATED VERSUS CONVENTIONAL INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE FORCEPS FOR INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE PEELING. Retina. 2024 08 01; 44(8):1323-1328.
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Jones VM, Nelson JA, Sevilimedu V, Le T, Allen RJ, Mehrara BJ, Barrio AV, Capko DM, Heerdt AS, Tadros AB, Gemignani ML, Morrow M, Sacchini V, Moo TA. Impact of Mastectomy Flap Necrosis on Patient-Reported Quality-of-Life Measures After Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: A Preliminary Analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Oct; 31(10):6795-6803.
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Arianpour K, Byrne PJ. Nasal Lining Reconstruction with Prelaminated Forehead Flap. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2024 May; 32(2):239-246.
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Douglas JE, Adappa ND, Choby G, Levine CG, Rabinowitz MR, Sindwani R, Wang EW, Woodworth BA, Kuan EC. American Rhinologic Society expert practice statement part 1: Skull base reconstruction following endoscopic skull base surgery. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 09; 14(9):1413-1425.
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Agarwal A, Philips R, Fiorella M, Amin DR, Krein H, Heffelfinger R. Complications and Functional Outcomes After Esophageal Reconstruction with an Intact Larynx. Laryngoscope. 2024 03; 134(3):1227-1233.
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Philips R, Best KA, Agarwal A, Sagheer H, Selman Y, Sweeney L, Wax M, Krein H, Heffelfinger R, Luginbuhl A, Curry J. A Survey of Microvascular Technique Preferences Among American Head Neck Society Members. Laryngoscope. 2024 03; 134(3):1265-1277.
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Gil LA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Management of Pilonidal Disease: A Review. JAMA Surg. 2023 08 01; 158(8):875-883.