Interdisciplinary aspects of abdominal and plastic surgery – what does the (abdominal) surgeon need to know?

Abstract

The aim was to reflect the established interdisciplinary aspects of general/abdominal and plastic surgery by means of a narrative review. Methods: (i) With specific references out of the medical literature and (ii) own clinical and perioperative as well as operating technical and tactical management experiences obtained in surgical daily practice, we present a choice of options for interdisciplinary cooperation that could be food of thought for other surgeons.

Keywords

• plastic surgery
• abdominal surgery
• pediculated/free flap transfer
• rectus-abdominis flap
• latissimus-dorsi flap