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A method of closure of diaphragmatic herniae with large defects is described in two children using a muscle flap of internal oblique and transversus abdominus from the inferior aspect of the wound. The advantages are that the flap is large, easily accessible, autologous, assists in resultant wound closure, and requires no separate incision. It differs from previously described flaps as it is taken from below the subcostal wound and is not limited in size or length by the costal margin.
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Aspinall, J., Ford, W.D.A. Lower abdominal wall flap for closure of large diaphragmatic defects. Pediatr Surg Int 9, 223–224 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00179621
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