Autologous breast reconstruction
| Author | Affiliation |
|---|---|
Urbonas, Tautvydas | |
Aštrauskaitė, Goda |
| Date |
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2009-05-24 |
Objective. The purpose of this study was to compare 3 different techniques of autologous breast reconstruction in their indications to calculate their complication rates and to design a simple algorithm for breast reconstruction based on indications. Methods. Women after mastectomy or breast-conservative surgery or those who had congenital breast defects and who underwent breast reconstruction with thoracodorsal (TD) or transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous TRAM flaps or had autologous fat inhections (AFI) in Kaunas Medical University Clinics and Kaunas Oncology Hospital from the year 2000 to year 2008 were included in the study. The indications or criteria on which the surgeons decided to choose one of the 3 procedures were determined. The postoperative outcomes were evaluated and analysed statistically. [...].