Beyond the Classic Latissimus Dorsi Flap: A Decision-Making Algorithm for Technique Selection in Complex Breast Reconstruction.

Federico Lo Torto, Lorenzo Santarelli, Donato Casella, Federico Tamborini, Ferruccio Paganini, Paolo Noccioli, Marco Marcasciano

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Federico Lo TortoPlastic Surgery Unit, Santo Spirito Hospital, Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.

Lorenzo SantarelliPlastic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0000-0001-2691

Donato CasellaPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Molinette Hospital, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.

Federico TamboriniDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2099-7632

Ferruccio PaganiniDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5859-1742

Paolo NoccioliBreast Surgery Unit, Santo Spirito Hospital, 65124 Pescara, Italy.

Marco MarcascianoPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.

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breast reconstructionextended latissimus dorsi flapfat-augmented latissimus dorsi flaphybrid breast reconstructionirradiated breastKISS flaplatissimus dorsi flapreconstructive algorithmsalvage breast reconstruction

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PMID42123233

DOI10.3390/jcm15093500

PMCPMC13164266

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