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ArticleAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2018

Infection of PTFE mesh 15 years following pedicled TRAM flap breast reconstruction: mechanism and aetiology.

A Elfaki, A Gkorila, M Khatib, C M Malata

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Article in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

A ElfakiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , Cambridge , UK.
A GkorilaClinical School of Medicine, University of Cambridge , Cambridge , UK.
M KhatibDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , Cambridge , UK.
C M MalataDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , Cambridge , UK.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GBAnglia Ruskin University · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pedicled transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap procedure is still widely used for breast reconstruction. The repair of the flap harvest site in the transverse rectus abdominis muscle and sheath is often assisted by the use of prosthetic meshes. This decreases the risk of abdominal wall weakness and herniation but, being a foreign body, it also carries the risk of infection. In this report, we describe the case of a 63-year-old patient who, whilst receiving chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer, presented with an infected polytetrafluoroethylene mesh 15 years after pedicled TRAM flap immediate breast reconstruction. This necessitated mesh removal to treat the infection. Following a thorough review of the English literature, this is the longest recorded presentation of an abdominal prosthetic mesh infection. The mechanism and aetiology of such a late complication are discussed.

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Surgical Wound InfectionFemaleHerniorrhaphyHumansMammaplastyMiddle AgedPolytetrafluoroethyleneRectus AbdominisSurgical FlapsSurgical MeshPolytetrafluoroethyleneBreast reconstructionComplicationsHernia repairPlastic surgerySurgical meshSurgical wound infection

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PMID29046098
PMCPMC5838680
OpenAlexW2765330906

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