ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2017
Mastectomy Flap Thickness and Complications in Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Objective Evaluation using Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
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- Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Prepectoral Polyurethane-Covered Implant After Conservative Mastectomy in Large and Ptotic Breasts.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Article
- [Perioperative management of direct-to-implant-based breast reconstruction in breast cancer patients and West China Hospital experiences].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025Review
- Optimal Recipient Nerve Selection for Breast Neurotization with Abdominal Flaps: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Anterior and Lateral Intercostal Approaches.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Mastectomy Flap Thickness Required for Successful Nipple Preservation, Mastopexy, and Reconstruction in Ptotic Breasts.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Development of a deep learning-based model for guiding a dissection during robotic breast surgery.Breast cancer research : BCR · 2025Article
- BRM: From Skin-Reducing Mastectomy to the New Concept of Breast Reshaping Mastectomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Use of the Da Vinci SP surgical system in robot-assisted nipple-sparing mastectomy: a single-center, retrospective study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Post-Mastectomy Direct-to-Implant Pre-Pectoral Breast Reconstruction With Polyurethane-Coated Implants: A Systematic Review of Efficacy and Safety.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundIschemic complications after nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) have been associated with numerous variables. However, the impact of NSM flap thickness has been incompletely evaluated.
methodsNSM flap thickness was determined for all NSMs from 2006 to 2016 with available pre- or postoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs). Demographics and outcomes were stratified by those with and without ischemic complications.
resultsOf 1,037 NSM reconstructions, 420 NSMs had MRI data available, which included 379 preoperative MRIs and 60 postoperative MRIs. Average total preoperative skin/subcutaneous tissue NSM flap thickness was 11.4 mm. Average total postoperative NSM flap thickness was 8.7 mm. NSMs with ischemic complications were found to have significantly thinner overall postoperative NSM flap thickness compared with those without ischemic complications (
conclusionsIschemic complications after NSM are significantly associated with thinner postoperative NSM flap thickness. Particularly, NSM flap thickness less than 8.0 mm is a positive independent predictor of ischemic complications. The ratio of postoperative to preoperative NSM flap thickness was significantly lower in reconstructions with ischemic complications.
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