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9768146

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-1-21
pubmed:abstractText
Many women who have undergone or will undergo mastectomy request breast reconstruction and feel that it is an important part of their total cancer treatment. Autogenous tissue methods take a place more and more important in breast reconstruction. The autologous latissimus dorsi flap, is a recent method of autologous breast reconstruction. We have done a retrospective study based on a series of 60 consecutive reconstructions operated between march 1993 and april 1995. The advantages of the autologous latissimus dorsi flap are the same of the others autologous breast reconstruction methods: the reconstructed breasts are soft and match an opposite normal breast more successfully than those made with implants. The disadvantages of this technique is mainly the dorsal seroma that was observed in 70% of cases but was easily managed by aspirations. The aesthetics results have been judged by two surgeons as very good in 85% of cases, good in 11.6% and low in 3.3%. The satisfaction rate of the patients in high: 86.6% are pleased and 13.3% are satisfied. The autologous latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction is a safe and reliable technique and provides an excellent alternative to the TRAM flap, when the patient prefer the dorsal donor site or when there are some risk factors to do a TRAM flap. Finally this technique bring a major advance in the field of breast reconstruction, immediate or delayed.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0294-1260
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
118-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
[Breast reconstruction with the autologous latissimus dorsi flap. Preliminary report of 60 consecutive reconstructions].
pubmed:affiliation
Unité de Chirurgie Plastique et Reconstructrice, Centre Léon-Bérard, Lyon.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract