ArticleBMC surgery2020
Endoscopy-assisted muscle-sparing Latissimus Dorsi muscle flap harvesting for partial breast reconstruction.
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- Latissimus dorsi flap: a comprehensive systematic review of traditional and novel applications.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- [Clinical effects of free latissimus dorsi muscle flap harvested through small incision under the assistance of endoscopy in repairing deep wounds in limbs].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2025Observational
- Multidisciplinary Team Care: Adolescent Breast.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2025Review
- Single-port non-lipolytic endoscopic surgery via the axillary approach for the treatment of benign breast tumors has better clinical outcomes: a case control study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Therapeutic strategy and efficacy evaluation of chronic empyema after total pneumonectomy: individualized analysis of six patients.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- [Clinical analysis of breast reconstruction with endoscopic-assisted harvesting of latissimus dorsi muscle flap for breast cancer].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2024Article
- Anterior-First Approach for Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Refined Elevation Method with Detailed Video Instructions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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- Endoscopic Nipple- or Skin-Sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Endoscopic Harvesting of the Latissimus Dorsi Flap: A Preliminary Experience of an Innovative Technique.The breast journal · 2022Article
- Combined Endoscopy-Assisted Muscle-Sparing Latissimus Dorsi Flap Harvesting with Lipofilling Enhancement as a New Volume Replacement Technique in Breast Reconstruction.The breast journal · 2022Article
- A Retrospective Study of Latissimus Dorsi Flap in Immediate Breast Reconstruction.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundUsing the Latissimus dorsi (LD) muscle flap is one of the popular surgical technique for breast reconstruction. However, usually, long postoperative scar was remained on donor site which does not have disease. The authors applied the endoscopy-assisted surgery to harvest the LD muscle flap for breast reconstruction.
methodsFrom July 2018 to July 2019, five consecutive patients with breast cancer underwent partial mastectomy with endoscopy-assisted LD muscle flap reconstruction. The clinic-pathologic factors were analyzed and the cosmetic outcomes were assessed with breast shape, scarring of breast and back. A 4-6 cm of lateral incision (donor site scar) was designed and LD muscle was harvested under endoscopic surgery without gas inflation. And the harvested LD muscle was inserted for partial breast reconstruction after the cancer surgery was done.
resultsMean operative time was 116.4 min (range, 92-134) and there was no major postoperative complication. The satisfactory degree of cosmetic outcomes were shown better in patient's survey than that of surgeon's.
conclusionsThe endoscopy-assisted LD muscle flap harvesting would be useful technique to eliminate a large donor site incision in partial breast reconstruction.
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