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1946781

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-12-18
pubmed:abstractText
A prospective longitudinal study of chest-wall deformity after tissue expansion for breast reconstruction was performed in 19 women. CT imaging was a sensitive method for detecting occult deformity. Using a semiquantitative scale for measuring deformity, all patients and 94 percent of expanders had some thoracic abnormality after tissue expansion. Rib and chest-wall contour changes were observed under 81 and 68 percent of the expanders, respectively. Routine chest roentgenograms were not a sensitive method for evaluating these deformities. The magnitude of deformity after unilateral expansion was not significantly different from that after bilateral expansion. Linear regression analysis indicated that early periprosthetic capsular contracture was negatively correlated with chest wall deformity. Only one patient experienced a clinically noticeable complication from chest compression--transient postexpansion exertional dyspnea. After removing the expanders and placing permanent implants along with capsulotomy, the mean deformity index decreased by 57 percent after 10.5 months median follow-up, which was highly significant (p less than 0.001). Our findings suggest that chest-wall deformity is a common occurrence after tissue expansion in patients undergoing breast reconstruction and is usually of minor clinical significance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0032-1052
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
998-1004
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Chest-wall deformity after tissue expansion for breast reconstruction.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article