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18046141

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-11-29
pubmed:abstractText
The long-term projection of nipple reconstruction is a challenge. Fifty-eight consecutive female patients underwent 58 nipple reconstructions with modified top hat flap with cartilage graft following breast reconstruction in 54 autologous tissues and 4 implants, respectively. The average neonipple size was 11.5 mm initially and 8.5 mm at a mean follow-up of 44.9 months (range, 24-65 months), with a mean decrease in projection of 26.1%. Thirty-three patients achieved an excellent result, 20 patients a good result, 3 patients a fair result, and 2 patients a poor result, respectively. The complication rate was 12.1% (7 of 58 cases), and there was no statistically significant difference between the immediate and delayed groups; the revision rate was 8.6% (5 of 58 cases). The modified top hat flap with banked costal cartilage graft provides a sustainable solution to the gradual loss of nipple projection, with few complications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0148-7043
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
621-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Nipple reconstruction using the modified top hat flap with banked costal cartilage graft: long-term follow-up in 58 patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan. minghueicheng@gmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports