Linked Life Data

19274648

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/19274648

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-7
pubmed:abstractText
We present a pilot report of "banking" the contralateral hemi-abdominal deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap under the abdominal closure in patients undergoing unilateral autologous breast reconstruction when a hemi-abdominal flap suffices. Four patients undergoing unilateral autologous breast reconstruction with a hemi-abdominal DIEP or superficial inferior epigastric artery flap had their contralateral hemi-abdominal flap left in position, or "banked," under their abdominal closure to be used in case of failure. This novel method may be of assistance when a free microvascular hemi-abdominal flap is felt to be threatened or suspect. It provides a life-boat for the younger and experienced surgeon alike, and most importantly, for the breast cancer survivor. Economic analysis of the technique reveals that the contralateral hemi-abdominal flap should be banked more often than intuition alone would suggest.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1098-2752
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
265-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-1-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Banking a hemi-abdominal DIEP flap: a pilot report of indications, technique, and utility.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article