pedicle

pedicle /ped·i·cle/ (ped´ĭ-k'l) a footlike, stemlike, or narrow basal part or structure.

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ped·i·cle (pd-kl)

n.

1. A constricted portion or stalk.

2. A slender stalk by which the base of a nonsessile tumor is attached to normal tissue. Also called peduncle.

3. A stalk through which a skin flap receives its blood supply until the skin flap is transferred to its intended site of attachment.

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pedicle

Etymology: L, pediculus, little foot

a narrow stalk, stem, or tube of tissue attached to a tumor, skin flap, bone, or organ.

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pedicle

a footlike, stemlike, or narrow basal part or structure, such as a narrow strip by which a graft of tissue remains attached to the donor site.

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pedicle advancement technique

a surgical technique, commonly used in the repair of skin defects and defects in eyelids, in which a pedicle of tissue, usually skin, is formed and moved forward to fill a defect, without lateral movement. Various forms include the single or sliding flap, bipedicle flap, and V-Y technique. See also flap (1).

pedicle flap

see pedicle graft.

omental pedicle flap

a segment of omentum can be mobilized as a flap to aid in the reconstruction of the thoracic or body wall.

vertebral pedicle

one of the paired parts of the vertebral arch that connect a lamina to the vertebral body.