TY - JOUR
T1 - Latissimus dorsi flap remains an excellent choice for breast reconstruction
AU - Sternberg, Erez G.
AU - Perdikis, Galen
AU - McLaughlin, Sarah A.
AU - Terkonda, Sarvam P.
AU - Waldorf, James C.
PY - 2006/1
Y1 - 2006/1
N2 - Latissimus dorsi flap has been unfairly relegated to a second option in breast reconstruction. One hundred consecutive latissimus dorsi muscle flaps (LDMF) with tissue-expander reconstruction were studied, mean follow-up 34.5 months (range, 1-175), 50 immediate, 50 delayed. With attention to a few technical details, excellent esthetic, soft reconstructions were achieved. Complications included 1 partial flap loss; 2 patients required inframammary fold revision; and 6 patients required surgery for capsular contracture. Donor-site seroma occurred in 34 patients; 6 required operative revision. Results were similar in the immediate versus the delayed groups. LDMF remains an esthetic, reliable, safe reconstructive choice.
AB - Latissimus dorsi flap has been unfairly relegated to a second option in breast reconstruction. One hundred consecutive latissimus dorsi muscle flaps (LDMF) with tissue-expander reconstruction were studied, mean follow-up 34.5 months (range, 1-175), 50 immediate, 50 delayed. With attention to a few technical details, excellent esthetic, soft reconstructions were achieved. Complications included 1 partial flap loss; 2 patients required inframammary fold revision; and 6 patients required surgery for capsular contracture. Donor-site seroma occurred in 34 patients; 6 required operative revision. Results were similar in the immediate versus the delayed groups. LDMF remains an esthetic, reliable, safe reconstructive choice.
KW - Breast reconstruction
KW - Latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flaps
KW - Tissue expanders in breast reconstruction
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U2 - 10.1097/01.sap.0000186463.07617.6f
DO - 10.1097/01.sap.0000186463.07617.6f
M3 - Article
C2 - 16374092
AN - SCOPUS:29944431822
SN - 0148-7043
VL - 56
SP - 31
EP - 35
JO - Annals of plastic surgery
JF - Annals of plastic surgery
IS - 1
ER -