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Endoscopically harvested latissimus dorsi: a scarless technique in immediate partial breast reconstruction

Endoscopically harvested latissimus dorsi: a scarless technique in immediate partial breast... The use of the latissimus dorsi muscle flap obtained endoscopically is a highly effective technique in the reconstruction of partial breast defects immediately after cancer surgery. It is particularly useful when the tumor is located in the upper or outer quadrants. The endoscopic approach offers less associated scarring than the classical technique and minimal anatomical variability compared with the use of thoracodorsal artery perforator flaps. Level of evidence: Level IV, therapeutic study. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Plastic Surgery Springer Journals

Endoscopically harvested latissimus dorsi: a scarless technique in immediate partial breast reconstruction

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2013 by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Plastic Surgery
ISSN
0930-343X
eISSN
1435-0130
DOI
10.1007/s00238-013-0842-3
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Abstract

The use of the latissimus dorsi muscle flap obtained endoscopically is a highly effective technique in the reconstruction of partial breast defects immediately after cancer surgery. It is particularly useful when the tumor is located in the upper or outer quadrants. The endoscopic approach offers less associated scarring than the classical technique and minimal anatomical variability compared with the use of thoracodorsal artery perforator flaps. Level of evidence: Level IV, therapeutic study.

Journal

European Journal of Plastic SurgerySpringer Journals

Published: Oct 1, 2013

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