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Chest wall perforator flaps in partial breast reconstruction after breast conservation surgery: an additional oncoplastic surgical option.
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- Extended applications of chest wall perforator flaps in breast surgery: case series and systematic literature review.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2026Pooled it
- Lateral perforator flap: A surgically and oncologically safe method for patients with breast cancer.JPRAS open · 2026Article
- Outcomes of Chest Wall Perforator Flaps for Partial Breast Reconstruction: A Single-Center, Single-Surgeon Experience.European journal of breast health · 2026Article
- Personalized Breast Reconstruction After Breast-Conserving Therapy: Risk-Informed Approaches to Technique Selection and Timing.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- The anterior intercostal artery perforator flap in immediate oncoplastic breast reconstruction: current applications and future perspectives.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
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- Chest Wall Perforator Flaps in Partial Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Implication of indocyanine green angiography for chest wall perforator flap reconstruction in breast-conserving surgery.Gland surgery · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Perforator Fasciocutaneous Flaps for Oncoplastic Immediate Reconstruction Following Breast Conservative Surgery in Lower and Lateral Breast Quadrant Lesions Perforator Fasciocutaneous Flaps for OBCS.European journal of breast health · 2025Article
- Chest Wall Perforator Flaps in Breast Conservation: Versatile, Affordable, and Scalable: Insights from the Largest Single-Surgeon Audit from India.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Observational
- Application of chest wall perforator flaps in oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Chest wall perforator flap reconstruction in breast conserving surgery: quality of life and limited complications in outpatient treatment.World journal of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Combined perforator flaps for total breast reconstruction-a narrative review and insights from massive weight loss cases.Gland surgery · 2024Review
- Combining Wise-pattern Volume Displacement and Autologous Volume Replacement to Facilitate Oncoplastic Breast Conservation.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- The Extended Chest Wall Perforator Flap: Expanding the Indication for Partial Breast Reconstruction.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Local Flaps to Cover Skin Necrosis after Skin-sparing Mastectomy and Prepectoral Reconstruction from PreQ-20 Trial.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Chest wall perforator flap partial breast reconstruction: a retrospective analysis of surgical, cosmetic and survival outcome.Ecancermedicalscience · 2024Article
- Practical oncoplastic surgery techniques needed for practice.Annals of translational medicine · 2023Article
- Anterior intercostal artery perforator flap for immediate reconstruction following breast conservation surgery.Microsurgery · 2023Article
- Partial Breast Reconstruction with Lateral Chest Wall Perforator Flap to Facilitate Breast Conservation in Breast Cancer: First 100 Cases with Cancer Outcomes at 8 Years Follow-Up and the Lessons Learned.Cancer management and research · 2021Article
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Abstract
Partial breast reconstruction using chest wall perforator flaps (CWPF) is a recent option used by breast surgeons, mainly for lateral quadrant defects with a relatively large volume of excision. We report a single-centre experience of CWPF with surgery details, complications, re-excision, aesthetic and oncological outcomes. This was a prospective observational cohort study of patients who had undergone breast conservation surgery (BCS) plus CWPF reconstruction. All variables were recorded prospectively in the institutional database. A survey was done to analyse patient satisfaction at about 6 months after completion of radiotherapy. Forty patients had CWPF based reconstruction in 3 years. 57.5 % of patients had lateral intercostal artery perforator (LICAP) flap, 5% had lateral thoracic artery perforator (LTAP) flap, 27.5% had combined LICAP plus LTAP and 10% patients had anterior intercostal artery perforator (AICAP) flap. Tumour excision cavity defect was of the lateral quadrant in 82.5%, central quadrant in 10% and medial quadrant in 7.5% of patients. The margin was positive for five patients, out of which four required cavity shave and one had a mastectomy. One patient had complete flap loss, and two patients developed surgical site infection. 96% of patients were satisfied with the scar, and 88% were happy with the treated breast in comparison to the opposite breast. 92% were comfortable going out in public and felt that in retrospect their decision not to have a mastectomy was correct. With a median follow up of 18 (10, 22) months, one patient died, and four had recurrences. CWPF may be used for partial breast reconstruction in the small non-ptotic breast with excellent outcome and high patient satisfaction scores.
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