Table 1 Patients included in the case series

1

1

–

Latissimus dorsi flap

Superior thyroid artery, external jugular vein

Chronic osteomyelitis, liquor fistula following meningioma resection

W

65

2

1

–

Rectus abdominis flap

Lingual artery, internal jugular vein

Infected seroma, liquorrhoe following meningioma resection and radiation

W

49

3

1

–

Latissimus dorsi flap

Lingual artery, internal jugular vein

Infected bone cement, wound healing disorder, chronic osteomyelitis following dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans resection

W

51

4

1

1

1

Rectus abdominis flap

Latissimus dorsi flap

Scalp rotation flap

External carotid artery, internal jugular vein

external carotid artery, external jugular vein

–

Subdural abscess, liquor fistula

wound healing disorder following meningioma resection and radiation

M

67

68

69

5

–

1

Scalp rotation flap + Temporalis fascia flap + split skin graft

–

Epidural empyema following resection of breast cancer metastasis and radiation

W

58

6

1

–

Radial forearm flap

AV Loop (common carotid artery, internal jugular vein)

Wound healing disorder, infected bone cement following radiation and meningioma/neurofibroma resection

W

48

7

–

1

Pedicled trapezius flap + split skin graft

–

Meningioma resection hydrocephalus

W

81

8

1

–

Rectus abdominis flap

Superior thyroid artery, internal jugular vein

Liquor fistula, recurrent meningitis following glioblastoma resection and radiation

M

56

9

1

–

Radial forearm flap

Superficial temporal artery and vein

(revision: external jugular vein + vein graft)

Infected bioglass prosthesis and wound healing deficit following craniocerebral injury

W

46

10

1

–

Rectus abdominis flap

External carotid artery, retromandibular vein

Recurrent abscess and wound healing disorder following meningioma resection

W

62

11

1

–

Latissimus dorsi flap

Superficial temporal artery and vein

Squamous cell carcinoma resection

M

81

12

1

–

Latissimus dorsi flap

Superficial temporal artery, retromandibular vein

Squamous cell carcinoma resection

M

74

13

1

1

Scalp rotation flap

Latissimus dorsi flap

–

superior thyroid artery, retromandibular vein (revision: lingual artery)

Wound healing disorder following adenoid cystic carcinoma resection tumor recurrence

W

45

46

14

–

1

Juri flap + split skin graft

–

Squamous cell carcinoma

M

74

15

1

–

Latissimus dorsi flap

Superficial temporal artery and vein

Wound healing disorder following glioblastoma resection and radiation

W

47

16

1

–

Latissimus dorsi flap

Superficial temporal artery and vein

Liquor fistula, wound healing disorder following glioblastoma resection and radiation

W

43

17

1

1

Scalp rotation flap

Latissimus dorsi flap

–

Superficial temporal artery and vein

Liquor fistula and wound healing disorder following meningioma resection and radiation

M

44

46

18

1

–

Seratus anterior flap

Superficial temporal artery and vein

Wound healing disorder and liquor fistula following aneurysm surgery

M

59

19

1

–

Latissimus dorsi flap

Superficial temporal artery and vein

Skin necrosis, infection, exposed shunt system following trauma

W

68

20

1

1

Scalp rotation flap

Latissimus dorsi flap

Superficial temporal artery and vein

Recurrent abscesses and wound healing disorder following meningioma resection

M

65

21

–

1

Scalp rotation flap

–

Abscess, exposed bone/osteosynthesis material following astrocytoma resection

W

61

22

–

1

Scalp rotation flap

–

Angiosarcoma, radiation

M

88

23

–

1

Scalp rotation flap

–

Glioblastoma, radiation

W

69