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Murugappan A, Khanna A. Interventional Treatment Options for Post-mastectomy Pain. Curr Oncol Rep 2023; 25:1175-1179. [PMID: 37646901 DOI: 10.1007/s11912-023-01435-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Breast cancer is currently the most prevalent cancer diagnosed globally, and there is a significant gap in the availability of effective first-line treatment options. In addition to a cancer diagnosis, breast cancer patients face additional pain and morbidity after treatment. Radiation fibrosis, muscle spasms, muscle pain, neuropathy, and limited shoulder function are all potential side effects of breast cancer treatment and breast reconstruction. Post-mastectomy pain syndrome affects 25-60% of people after breast surgery. The current review moves forward to explain interventional pain management options that can be used to supplement conservative measures (physical therapy, medication, topical ointments) to help these patients. RECENT FINDINGS There are many new interventional procedures to treat chest wall pain, neuropathic pain, and spasticity after breast surgery. Currently, the most commonly performed procedures are botulinum toxin injections, serratus anterior plane blocks, intercostobrachial nerve blocks, thoracic paravertebral nerve blocks, pectoralis nerve blocks, and erector spinae nerve blocks. Utilizing one of these interventional procedures, along with physical therapy and pharmacologic interventions, can help manage post-mastectomy pain syndrome in the millions of breast cancer patients diagnosed and treated every year.
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- Aarthi Murugappan
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 1441 E Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Oncology Rehabilitation Medicine, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, 1365 Clifton Rd Building C, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
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Jain NS, Bingham E, Luvisa BK, Frydrych LM, Chin MG, Bedar M, Da Lio A, Roostaeian J, Crisera C, Slack G, Tseng C, Festekjian JH, Delong MR. Sarcopenia Best Predicts Complications in Free Flap Breast Reconstruction. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY-GLOBAL OPEN 2023; 11:e5125. [PMID: 37469475 PMCID: PMC10353710 DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000005125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Breast reconstruction remains a major component of the plastic surgeon's repertoire, especially free-flap breast reconstruction (FFBR), though this is a high-risk surgery in which patient selection is paramount. Preoperative predictors of complication remain mixed in their utility. We sought to determine whether the sarcopenia score, a validated measure of physiologic health, outperforms the body mass index (BMI) and modified frailty index (mFI) in terms of predicting outcomes. Methods All patients with at least 6-months follow-up and imaging of the abdomen who underwent FFBR from 2013 to 2022 were included in this study. Appropriate preoperative and postoperative data were included, and sarcopenia scores were extracted from imaging. Complications were defined as any unexpected outcome that required a return to the operating room or readmission. Statistical analysis and regression were performed. Results In total, 299 patients were included. Patients were split into groups, based on sarcopenia scores. Patients with lower sarcopenia had significantly more complications than those with higher scores. BMI and mFI both did not correlate with complication rates. Sarcopenia was the only independent predictor of complication severity when other factors were controlled for in a multivariate regression model. Conclusions Sarcopenia correlates with the presence of severe complications in patients who undergo FFBR in a stronger fashion to BMI and the mFI. Thus, sarcopenia should be considered in the preoperative evaluation in patients undergoing FFBR.
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- Nirbhay S. Jain
- From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.; and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif
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- From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.; and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif
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- From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.; and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif
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- From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.; and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif
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- From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.; and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif
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- From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.; and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif
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- From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.; and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif
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- From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.; and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif
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- From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.; and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif
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- From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.; and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif
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- From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.; and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif
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- From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.; and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif
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- From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.; and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif
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Kubo K, Kirita M, Hamahata A, Sakurai H. Continuous local intravenous heparin infusion after re-exploration for venous congestion in free-flap breast reconstruction: A case series. Clin Case Rep 2023; 11:e6858. [PMID: 36950674 PMCID: PMC10025250 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.6858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/22/2023] Open
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We demonstrated local intravenous heparin infusion to salvage flaps after re-exploration for postoperative venous congestion after free-flap breast reconstruction. All flaps were salvaged using local intravenous heparin infusion without major complications. Local intravenous heparin infusion is an effective and safe procedure.
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- Kazuyuki Kubo
- Division of Breast SurgerySaitama Cancer CenterSaitamaJapan
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgerySaitama Cancer CenterSaitamaJapan
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgerySaitama Cancer CenterSaitamaJapan
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgerySaitama Cancer CenterSaitamaJapan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryTokyo Women's Medical UniversityTokyoJapan
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On Application of Injection Procedures in the Management of Post-Breast Surgery Pain Syndrome. CURRENT PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION REPORTS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s40141-022-00375-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bigdeli AK, Momeni A, Kneser U. [Increasing Safety in Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction - Technique and Technology]. HANDCHIR MIKROCHIR P 2022; 54:314-325. [PMID: 35785806 DOI: 10.1055/a-1858-5214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Microsurgical reconstruction has established itself as a standard procedure in breast reconstruction as it permits creation of a natural and aesthetically appealing breast mound, even after modified radical mastectomy and radiation. In the past few decades numerous new free flap donor-sites have been described that permit an individualized approach to reconstruction, thus, resulting in a high level of patient satisfaction. Paralleling these technical innovations, the focus of microsurgical breast reconstruction has shifted from mere "flap success" to "aesthetic outcome", while also taking into account the respective donor-site morbidity. Here, the authors discuss contemporary developments in the field with a particular focus on surgical techniques and technologies that contribute to increasing the safety of microsurgical breast reconstruction.
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- Amir Khosrow Bigdeli
- Klinik für Hand-, Plastische und Rekonstruktive Chirurgie - Schwerbrandverletztenzentrum BG Klinik Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany.,Klinik für Hand- und Plastische Chirurgie der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Klinik für Hand-, Plastische und Rekonstruktive Chirurgie - Schwerbrandverletztenzentrum BG Klinik Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany.,Klinik für Hand- und Plastische Chirurgie der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Jain NS, Vuong LN, Hickman LB, Chin P, Hill EJR, Buck D, Festekjian JH. Using the modified frailty index to predict negative outcomes in free-flap breast reconstruction: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Project-based study. Microsurgery 2021; 41:709-715. [PMID: 34533855 DOI: 10.1002/micr.30810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Post-mastectomy free-flap breast reconstruction is becoming increasingly common in the United States. However, predicting which patients may suffer complications remains challenging. We sought to apply the validated modified frailty index (mFI) to free-flap breast reconstruction in breast cancer patients and determine its utility in predicting negative outcomes. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study using National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (NSQIP). All patients who had a CPT code of 19364, indicative of free tissue transfer for breast cancer reconstruction, were included. Data on preoperative characteristics and postoperative outcomes were collected. Patients were separated based on the number of mFI factors present into three categories: 0, 1, and > 2 factors. Preoperative demographics, clinical status, and other comorbidities were also studied. Negative outcomes were compared using multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS 11,852 patients (mean age 50.9 ± 9.5) were found; 24.2% had complications, comparable to previous literature. mFI is predictive of all types of negative outcomes. 22.5% of all patients with 0 mFI, 27.7% of patients with 1 mFI and 34.2% of patients with at least two mFI had a negative outcome. The most common factors contributing to the mFI were history of hypertension (24.8%) and diabetes (6.1%). mFI was found to be an isolated risk factor for negative outcomes, along with steroid use, American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) classification, body mass index, and immediate, and bilateral operations. CONCLUSIONS This NSQIP-based study for patients undergoing free flap breast reconstruction shows that the mFI holds predictive value regarding negative outcomes. This provides more information to properly counsel patients before free flap breast reconstruction surgery.
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- Nirbhay S Jain
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Divison of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Divison of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Huayllani MT, Torres-Guzman RA, Avila FR, Advani PP, Spaulding AC, Cochuyt JJ, Nguyen MDT, Lu X, Rinker BD, Forte AJ. Effect of health care disparities on procedure selection of autologous breast reconstruction in Florida. Breast Dis 2021; 41:75-80. [PMID: 34487016 DOI: 10.3233/bd-210004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Disparities in access to reconstructive surgery after breast cancer have been reported. We aim to evaluate demographic and socioeconomic factors influencing type of autologous breast reconstruction in Florida. METHODS We queried the Florida Inpatient Discharge Dataset to evaluate disparities in type of autologous breast reconstructive surgery between January 1, 2013, and September 30, 2017. Patients 18 years of age or older were included. Women younger than 65 years old on Medicare were excluded. Patients were categorized into three groups according to type of autologous reconstruction: latissimus dorsi pedicled flap (pedicled flap), free flap, or pedicled flap with implant (combined flap). Demographic and socioeconomic variables were evaluated. 𝜒2 and Mann-Whitney tests were used to estimate statistical significance. A multivariate logistic regression was performed to find independent associations. RESULTS Our results showed higher odds of reconstruction with free flap in Hispanic patients (odds ratio (OR), 1.66; 95% CI, 1.32-2.09; P < 0.0001) and patients with comorbidities (OR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.23-1.71; P < 0.0001). However, patients treated in Central and South Florida were less likely to undergo free flap than combined and pedicled flap reconstructions compared with those treated in North Florida (P < 0.05). Patients insured by Medicaid and Medicare were less likely to undergo free flap than combined or pedicled flap reconstruction compared to patients with private insurance (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our study identified that race, region, insurance, and comorbidity are factors associated with type of autologous breast reconstruction in Florida.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Health Science Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Health Science Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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The Influence of Closing the Abdominal Donor-Site Superficial Fascial System in Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 2021; 148:357e-364e. [PMID: 34432680 DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000008297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The superficial fascial system is routinely closed to alleviate tension at the abdominal donor site after harvest of the deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap (DIEP) for breast reconstruction. This is thought to decrease rates of wound dehiscence and improve contour postoperatively. There has been no comparative analysis on closure of the superficial fascial system and its effect on donor-site outcomes. METHODS The authors retrospectively evaluated outcomes of DIEP flap breast reconstructions performed between 2017 and 2019. After May of 2018, the surgeons collectively agreed to stop closure of the superficial fascial system. All subsequent patients underwent closure of rectus abdominis fascia followed by skin closure. Patient demographic data and abdominal donor-site comorbidities were recorded between the superficial fascial system closure and no-superficial fascial system closure groups. Representative photographs of patients from the two groups were blindly assessed for scar appearance and contour using previously published grading scales. The results were compared. RESULTS DIEP flap breast reconstruction was performed in 103 consecutive women. Among patients with abdominal donor-site reconstruction, 66 had superficial fascial system closure and 37 did not. There was not a significant difference in fat necrosis or wound dehiscence between the two groups (p = 0.29 and p = 0.39, respectively). Postoperative abdominal scar and contour were evaluated by 10 independent raters and showed no significant difference between the two groups. CONCLUSION Omission of superficial fascial system closure resulted in no difference in wound dehiscence or fat necrosis rates and aesthetic appearance of the abdominal scar and contour. CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Therapeutic, III.
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Lorentzen AK, Lock-Andersen J, Matthiessen LW, Klausen TW, Hölmich LR. Reduction mammoplasty and mastopexy in the previously irradiated breast - a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2021; 55:330-338. [PMID: 33630696 DOI: 10.1080/2000656x.2021.1888745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women, and early stages are treated with lumpectomy and irradiation. Irradiation, however, leads to reduced vascularization and fibrosis, which may influence the cosmetic outcome unfavourably and increase complications after subsequent surgery on irradiated breasts. Patients with significant asymmetry after treatment may desire corrective reduction mammoplasty or mastopexy, but this may be associated with increased complication rates. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate postoperative complication rates after bilateral reduction mammoplasty or mastopexy in women who had undergone unilateral lumpectomy and irradiation. PubMed, Medline, EMBASE and Cochrane databases were searched for eligible studies. After screening titles and abstracts, 14 full text studies were reviewed, and 7 of these were included in the analysis. The meta-analysis showed a significantly higher complication rate in the irradiated breast compared to the non-irradiated breast, rate ratio 4.82 (95% CI: 1.58, 14.70), p = 0.006. The complication rate was 54% in the irradiated breast (58/107) compared to 8% (9/107) in the non-irradiated breast (p = 0.034). This study suggests that reduction mammoplasty or mastopexy in the previously irradiated breast is associated with a significantly increased risk of complications. Careful patient selection and information are paramount in the treatment of this patient group.
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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The Value of Morphometric Measurements in Risk Assessment for Donor-Site Complications after Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9082645. [PMID: 32823954 PMCID: PMC7465816 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9082645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Microsurgical abdominally-based reconstruction is considered the gold standard in autologous breast reconstruction. Despite refined surgical procedures, donor-site complications still occur, reducing patient satisfaction and quality of life. Recent work has outlined the potential of morphometric measurements in risk assessment for postoperative hernia development. With rising demand for personalised treatment, the goal of this study was to investigate their potential in risk assessment for any donor site complication. In this retrospective cohort study, 90 patients were included who each received microsurgical breast reconstruction at the hands of one surgeon between January 2015 and May 2017. Donor-site complications formed the primary outcome and were classified according to Clavien-Dindo. Morphometric measurements were taken on a routinely performed computed tomographic angiogram. Complications occurred in 13 of the 90 (14.4%) cases studied. All patients who developed any type of postoperative donor site complication had a history of abdominal surgery. The risk of postoperative complications increased by 3% with every square centimetre of omental fat tissue (OR 1.03, 95% CI 1.00-1.06, and p-value = 0.022). Morphometric measurements provide valuable information in risk assessment for donor-site complications in abdominally-based breast reconstruction. They may help identify personalised reconstructive options for maximal postoperative patient satisfaction and quality of life.
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Summer T, Bota O, Armbruster R, Münchow S, Dragu A. [Soft tissue defects following tumor resection in the limbs and trunk : Plastic reconstructive soft tissue and revision concepts]. DER ORTHOPADE 2020; 49:169-176. [PMID: 31974632 DOI: 10.1007/s00132-020-03871-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tissue defects of the trunk and limbs after oncologic surgery and radiation require plastic reconstructive tissue coverage. Depending on the location and size of the wound as well as the interdisciplinary treatment concept, different reconstructive procedures are performed. These range from skin transplantation to local and pedicle flaps, to perforator flaps and free microsurgical tissue transfer. METHODS The modern "reconstructive ladder" can be regarded as an orientation for the sequence of the reconstructive options. Considering the patient's wishes and risk profile, an individual reconstructive concept must be devised. The best functional and simultaneously safest procedure with the smallest secondary defect is to be chosen. Wound preconditioning via vacuum-assisted closure can precede definitive tissue coverage in order to optimize local conditions. CONCLUSION Safe tissue coverage can be achieved even in advanced stages of oncologic disease and after extensive surgery by performing wound preconditioning and arteriovenous loop grafting to induce safe de novo recipient vessels for two-stage free tissue transfer. The choice between maximum plastic reconstructive options for a curative approach or limited palliative surgery is to be harmonized and balanced with therapeutic goals and the patient's biologic resources. Preservation and restoration of quality of life and functionality is the plastic surgeon's dictum.
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- T Summer
- Abteilung für Plastische und Handchirurgie, UniversitätsCentrum für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Deutschland.
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- Abteilung für Plastische und Handchirurgie, UniversitätsCentrum für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Plastische und Handchirurgie, UniversitätsCentrum für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Plastische und Handchirurgie, UniversitätsCentrum für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Plastische und Handchirurgie, UniversitätsCentrum für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307, Dresden, Deutschland
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Berner JE, Magdum A, Blackburn A. Simultaneous bi-pedicled DIEP and TUG flaps to enhance cosmetic outcome in unilateral delayed breast reconstruction: two flaps with three pedicles for one breast. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00238-020-01627-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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AbstractAutologous breast reconstruction using free tissue transfer allows ‘like-for-like’ restoration of skin and volume following a mastectomy. Even though the majority of patients will require only one flap to restore their anatomy, occasionally, more than one flap is needed to get the best possible cosmetic outcome. For reconstructing the breast of a slim 49-year-old female patient, a bi-pedicled deep inferior epigastric perforator flap was used to replace the missing skin envelope, in combination with a buried transverse upper gracilis flap for volume restoration. The internal mammary vessels between the second and fourth costal cartilages were used as sole vessel recipient site, by preserving their intercostal perforators. Postoperative recovery was uneventful, and the patient was discharged 2 days after her operation. This case shows how a bi-pedicled DIEP with a TUG flap can be used for the challenging scenario in which reconstructive and cosmetic goals are equally important.Level of evidence: Level V, therapeutic study.
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