Feasibility of Use of a Barbed Suture (V-Loc 180) for Quilting the Donor Site in Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap Breast Reconstruction

BACKGROUND: Latissimus dorsi (LD) myocutaneous flap is a popular method of breast reconstruction which can be associated with high incidence of seroma formation. Quilting sutures at the harvest site are used to reduce this. Barbed sutures are self anchoring sutures which avoid multiple knotting and...

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Autores principales: Thekkinkattil, Dinesh Kumar, Hussain, Tasadooq, Mahapatra, Tapan Kumar, McManus, Penelope Louise, Kneeshaw, Peter John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3605555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23532830
http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2013.40.2.117

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3605555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23532830
http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2013.40.2.117

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