Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4119484 | Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryPedicle damage is a rare complication of latissimus dorsi (LD) flap breast reconstruction. We report a case of accidental avulsion of the vascular pedicle of a totally autologous (extended) LD flap during immediate breast reconstruction in a patient who had previously undergone contralateral breast reconstruction with a pedicled TRAM flap based on the opposite superior epigastric vessels. The intra-operative strategy to salvage the avulsed LD flap by conversion to a free flap while not compromising the contralateral breast reconstruction is discussed.
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Authors
A. Martano, C.M. Malata,