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Short reports and Correspondence| Volume 60, ISSUE 12, P1363-1365, December 2007

The anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap in reconstruction following radical excision of groin and vulval hidradenitis suppurativa

Published:October 11, 2007DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2007.08.013
      We would like to present our experience using bilateral pedicled anterolateral thigh (ALT) flaps in the management of severe hidradenitis suppurativa of the groin and vulva.
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