“…Another pedicled flap is that of the external oblique muscle, receiving its blood supply from the last six intercostal arteries, which can be rotated inferiorly to cover the defect [3]. These relatively tedious surgeries, however, are accompanied by complications, such as serous leaks, hematoma, abscess formation, and flap failure [9,16,22], and sometimes also require the need for split thickness skin grafting of the donor site and increased operative time.…”