• Department of Head & Neck, Breast Surgery, Central Hospital of XinXiang, Xinxiang, Henan 453000, P. R. China;
FENG Yueqing, Email: 15637359823@163.com
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Objective  To explore the value of the application of latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap in the breast reconstruction. Methods  The clinical data of the 36 patients with breast tumor who had undergone breast reconstruction with latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap from January 2012 to December 2016 were collected retrospectively. The postoperative complications and cosmetic results were analyzed. Results  Thirty-six patients with breast tumor who underwent breast reconstruction with latissmus dorsi myocutaneous flap, including 32 patients with immediate breast reconstruction and 4 patients with delayed breast reconstruction respectively. The operative time of the patients who undertwent immediate breast reconstruction was 235–490 min (mean of 325 min), the intraoperative blood loss was 200–260 mL (mean of 220 mL), and the hospitalization time was 18–33 d (mean of 23.6 d). The total operative time of patients who underwent delayed breast reconstruction was 325–550 min (mean of 355 min), the total intraoperative blood loss was 200–250 mL (mean of 220 mL), and the total hospitalization time was 27–45 d (mean of 32.5 d). The cosmetic results was excellent in 22 patients, good in 8 patients, fair in 6 patients, respectively, and fine rate was 83.3% (30/36). There was no flap loss, but donor site seroma occurred in 21 patients, partial necrosis of the surgical margin of back skin occurred in 1 patient, partial necrosis of the nipple and areola skin occurred in 2 patients. All the patients were followed-up for 3–60 months, and the mean follow-up time was 37 months. During the follow-up period, no patient occurred metastasis or recurrence. After undergoing radiotherapy, reconstructive breast volume of 2 patients significantly contracted. None of the patients had significant limb function. Conclusion  The breast reconstruction with the latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap is a simple, easy, and effective surgical procedure.

Citation: FENG Yueqing, ZHOU Yong, ZHAO Hui. The application of latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap in the breast reconstruction. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2017, 24(11): 1365-1370. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.201705034 Copy

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