[PDF] Top 20 Mastectomy skin flap necrosis: challenges and solutions

... evaluate mastectomy flap perfusion in 39 patients undergoing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction with a pros- thesis, and this was compared to 52 patients in the pre-SPY ...poor ... See full document

... showed that patients electing to have body contouring after bariatric surgery had decreased quality of life even after plastic surgery compared to those patients who did not. This finding was probably due to unrealistic ... See full document

... brain, skin, bone and skeletal muscles have self-renewal capacity in the form of stem cells, which can regenerate injured tissues and are responsible for normal growth and repair mechanisms ...artificial ... See full document

... (e.g. flap necrosis, wound dehiscence, predisposition to sepsis, impaired shoulder function [muscle strength weakness], prolonged recovery period and multiple physician visits) and may delay adjuvant ... See full document

... on skin and nipple sparing mastectomies rather than simple ...into flap and nipple necrosis is also needed, especially to identify high risk patients ... See full document

... Nipple-sparing mastectomy was performed on 14 breasts, reduction-pattern mastectomy on 6 breasts, and skin-sparing mastectomy on 5 ...the skin beyond the ciNPT dressing and they ... See full document

... of flap necrosis is known to be decreased by the use of energy devices such as LigaSure™ or Harmonic® scalpel in conventional total mastectomy [18, 19, 21, ...22]. Flap necrosis is ... See full document

... a mastectomy for breast cancer in the UK [1]. Skin sparing mastectomy (SSM) and nipple sparing mastectomy (NSM) are becoming more commonly per- formed and allow for cosmetically superior ... See full document

... circumferential necrosis of the proximal GPU extending inferiorly into the upper mediastinum ...The necrosis was debrided until well-vascularized gastric mucosa was ...ALT flap was chosen as the ... See full document

... partial mastectomy combined with a volume replacement technique of partial breast- myo cutaneous flap reconstruction using the latissimus dorsi or transrectus abdominus muscle In the present study 41 cases ... See full document

... Venous oedema may be due to axillary vein compression by nodal mass. Lymphoedema may be due to lymphatic block following nodal involvement. Lymphoedema is mainly distal. It is gradual in onset and progressive. Venous ... See full document

... The main advantage of the w-plasty is the broken line effect, namely, the fact that zig-zag scars are less visible because they reflect light more poorly than linear scars. Consequently, the indication for w-plasties is ... See full document

... the mastectomy operation without a breast mound and allows fewer hospital admissions and ...(TRAM) flap and free flaps to achieve adequate breast ... See full document

... adequate blood supply for wound healing. If one cannot palpate pulses, a Doppler should be used. The Doppler ultrasound probe also allows the surgeon to evaluate the non palpable anterior perforating branch and the ... See full document

... holding skin flaps securely to the chest wall structures, obliterate dead space, and allow rapid removal of fluid as it ...of flap fixation or wound drainage, as well as limitation of postoperative shoulder ... See full document

... a skin sore on the occipital site and exudation for five days, as well as having a fever for one ...normal skin color, nor- mal head size, and no abnormalities upon heart and lung ...size skin defect ... See full document

... After confirming the diagnosis and hormonal receptor status with a breast core biopsy, patient was subjected to 4 cycles of Taxane based chemotherapy. Clinically the lump regressed, skin lesion disappeared, and on ... See full document

... Seroma is defined as a serous fluid collection that develops after mastectomy and/or axillary dissection under the skin flaps or in the axillary dead space. Risk factors are age, breast size, comorbid ... See full document

... entire flap rotates; it is a fixed point in front of the anterior end of the helix and behind the superficial temporal ...the flap to reach the de- ... See full document

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