2008
DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e31816c3bfa
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Surgical Technique in Pedicled Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Flaps: A Clinical Experience with 99 Patients

Abstract: Background:The thoracodorsal artery perforator flap is considered a technically difficult flap because of significant anatomical variations in perforator location. The authors' strategy to facilitate the harvest of these flaps includes careful preoperative mapping of perforators and a standardized planning and harvesting technique. The authors evaluated 99 pedicled thoracodorsal artery perforator flaps, with an emphasis on preoperative planning, surgical technique, and analysis of complications.

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“…18 Both are associated with negligible donor site morbidity but with a long scar on the thigh area and the back, respectively. The patient chose the thigh area as a donor site since the scar could be easily covered with a conventional swimming suit.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…18 Both are associated with negligible donor site morbidity but with a long scar on the thigh area and the back, respectively. The patient chose the thigh area as a donor site since the scar could be easily covered with a conventional swimming suit.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In a recent study, the shoulder functions were evaluated by measuring the LD muscle strength and thickness after harvesting the pedicled thoracodorsal artery perforator (TDAP) flap in patients who underwent breast surgery, and similar outcomes were obtained between the operated and unoperated sides. 11 Under the name of ''muscle sparing LD flap,'' some pedicled flaps were recently used for partial 12 and total breast reconstruction 8,9 in mastectomy patients, as well as trunk and upper extremity reconstruction, 13 by taking lateral strip of the LD muscle with the flap, which contains the descending branch of the thoracodorsal artery and its perforators. The pivot point of these pedicled flaps was at the bifurcation of the main pedicle into the descending and transverse branches, and the transverse vessel along with the main thoracodorsal nerve was left in situ.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The latissimus flap, usually combined with a definitive implant for breast reconstruction, is the most adequate flap for patients with diabetes or for smokers (61), as it is associated with very few complications (62). Moreover, it is a suitable flap for thin patients, who have a history of abdominal surgeries or intend to carry a future pregnancy (61).…”
Section: Delayed Breast Reconstructionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Moreover, it is a suitable flap for thin patients, who have a history of abdominal surgeries or intend to carry a future pregnancy (61). (Figs.…”
Section: Delayed Breast Reconstructionmentioning
confidence: 99%