Suspension scale to assist in volume estimation of autologous latissimus dorsi flap

Summerhayes, Christina; Hurren, Jeremy

doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2006.05.004

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“…When the flap was raised, tension among the neurovascular pedicle was avoided. [9] For patients in the LD group, the transferred flap was laid on the pectoralis major muscle and fixed along the border of the resected site. The reconstructive breast was shaped to match the contralateral breast.…”

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Natural History of Seroma Following the Immediate Latissimus Dorsi Flap Method of Breast Reconstruction

Yan

Mang

Ren

et al. 2018

Chinese Medical Journal

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Background:The latissimus dorsi (LD) flap procedure remains a popular and useful breast reconstruction tool in China and Western countries, and donor site seroma formation is the main complication. This study was conducted in Chinese patients to determine whether stable cases of seromas would resolve without treatment.Methods:A retrospective review of 45 consecutive cases of immediate breast reconstruction with LD flap from April 2012 to February 2017 was conducted. The scope of the seroma was demarcated with a marker pen, and cases that remained stable over time (i.e. the size of the seroma did not increase) were observed without treatment. The measured outcomes included the incidence of seromas, the volume and duration of postoperative wound drainage, and other demographic characteristics.Results:Twenty-four patients (53.3%) developed a seroma at the donor site. Of these, 21 patients (87.5%) did not require treatment, and the seroma resolved over time. The mean duration of a sustained seroma was 6.8 ± 1.4 weeks (range: 4–9 weeks).Conclusions:This study observed the scope and progression of the seromas and found that seromas at the LD donor sites resolved over time without treatment.

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Natural History of Seroma Following the Immediate Latissimus Dorsi Flap Method of Breast Reconstruction

Yan

Mang

Ren

et al. 2018

Chinese Medical Journal

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“…The thoracodorsal nerve was not divided. The weight of the flap was measured using a commercially available suspension scale described previously [4,5] (Figure 2). The surgeon raised the sterilized scale suspending the flap, taking care not to place the pedicle under tension, and the weight of the flap was recorded.…”

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Simple volume estimation of the latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap in Asian breast reconstruction

Kubo

Miki

Osaki

et al. 2013

Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

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Breast reconstruction is surgery where aesthetics are of the utmost importance, and to achieve symmetry is the ultimate goal. Preoperative volume estimation of a transfer flap can be helpful to achieve symmetry. This study demonstrated a simple volume estimation of the latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous (LDMC) flap. It recorded each patient's body weight, height, and body mass index (BMI) and the weight of the LDMC flap in 21 cases of breast reconstruction, and examined the association between flap weight and patient body weight, height, and body mass index by linear regression analysis. Statistical association was found between flap weight and body weight and between flap weight and BMI. Linear regression analysis also revealed that the weight of the flap could be estimated from the patient's body weight and BMI.

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Preoperative Estimation of Pedicled Latissimus Dorsi Flap Weight for Breast Reconstruction

Fujiwara¹

2016

Breast Reconstruction

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Suspension scale to assist in volume estimation of autologous latissimus dorsi flap

Cited by 7 publications

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Natural History of Seroma Following the Immediate Latissimus Dorsi Flap Method of Breast Reconstruction

Natural History of Seroma Following the Immediate Latissimus Dorsi Flap Method of Breast Reconstruction

Simple volume estimation of the latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap in Asian breast reconstruction

Preoperative Estimation of Pedicled Latissimus Dorsi Flap Weight for Breast Reconstruction

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