Peri-areolar skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate tram flap reconstruction

Acta chirurgica Belgica
E Vandeweyer

Abstract

The association of peri-areolar skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate autologous tissue breast reconstruction could be proposed to selected patients necessitating mastectomy to control their breast cancer. A prospective series of 14 consecutive patients were operated using this association and evaluated. Mean age at time of surgery was 52 years. Mean operating time for reconstruction was 163 minutes. There were two minor local complications, one needing secondary adaptation under local anaesthesia. Cosmetic result was judged good to excellent by all the patients with a mean follow-up of 13.2 months.

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