The lumbosacral region often represents a difficult area for plastic surgeons to reconstruct. Reconstruction of this area
with a standard free tissue transfer is not always possible, and locoregional flaps are often dismissed because of the poor
quality and difficulty to mobilize. A case is presented that was reconstructed using bilateral distally based latissimus dorsi
myocutaneous flaps after resection of a large malignant tumor located on the midline of the lumbosacral area. The resulting
soft tissue defect was 24 × 23 × 5.5 cm. The bilateral flaps were raised in a reverse fashion and successfully transferred
into the defect. After 1-year follow-up, the patient was well healed. We believe that this original technique is a noteworthy
method and a valuable addition to the armamentarium of flaps.
Keywords Basal cell carcinoma - Bilateral reverse latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap - Latissimus dorsi - Lumbar reconstruction - Distally based