Open AccessPedicled local flaps: a reliable reconstructive tool for partial breast defects
Author(s) -
Sherif Youssif,
Youssef Hassan,
Ahmed Tohamy,
Samir Eid,
Tarek Ashour,
Marco Malahias,
Haitham Khalil
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
gland surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.643
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2227-8575
pISSN - 2227-684X
DOI - 10.21037/gs.2019.09.06
Subject(s) - medicine , perforator flaps , surgery , intercostal arteries , breast conserving surgery , latissimus dorsi muscle , thoracodorsal artery , fat necrosis , cosmesis , breast cancer , reconstructive surgery , quadrant (abdomen) , breast reconstruction , plastic surgery , free flap , mastectomy , cancer
Breast conserving surgery (BCS) followed by radiotherapy has gained great popularity in the treatment of breast cancer over the past years. However, radiation therapy can lead to many unfavourable aesthetic outcomes including significant volume/skin deficiency, nipple areola complex distortion and skin contraction. We present our experience in using pedicled perforator flaps to tackle the resultant partial breast defects or deformities.