The Pyramidal Flap: an Innovative Technique for DIEP Flap Refinement

DIEP flap is considered the gold standard technique for breast reconstruction. One of the most frequent contour deformities after breast reconstruction with DIEP flap is a step-off deformity at the interface between the native chest wall and the reconstructed breast. Different techniques have been u...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Leache, M. Elena, Lozano, Jose Ángel, Rubi, Carlos G., Pérez-Espadero, Alberto, Escudero, Francisco Jose
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2018
Materias:
Ideas and Innovations
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6414110/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30881785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001968
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Sumario:DIEP flap is considered the gold standard technique for breast reconstruction. One of the most frequent contour deformities after breast reconstruction with DIEP flap is a step-off deformity at the interface between the native chest wall and the reconstructed breast. Different techniques have been used to address this problem. We describe the pyramidal flap as a simple, single stage and low risk procedure, which specifically corrects the step-off or tapering deformity of the reconstructed breast with DIEP flap.

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