Use of a combined groin-tensor fasciae latae flap for reconstruction of a full-thickness defect of the abdominal wall.

Two cases are presented in whom full-thickness defects of the abdominal wall were repaired by combined groin-tensor fasciae latae flaps nourished only by the superficial circumflex iliac artery. The dissection of the flap is simple and it will probably cover even the upper parts of the flank.