Bilateral breast reconstruction: Conventional versus free tram

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 1994, Pages 1410-1416

  Baldwin, Bonnie J ^a   Schusterman, Mark A ^a,b   Miller, Michael J ^a   Kroll, Stephen S ^a   Wang, Bao Guang ^a  

^a The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SEROMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE NECROSIS;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0028318090     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199406000-00012     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Hartrampf, C. R., Scheflan, M., and Black, P. W. Breast reconstruction with a transverse abdominal island flap. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 69: 216, 1982
2. Hartrampf, C. R. Breast reconstruction with a transverse abdominal island flap: A retrospective evaluation of 335 patients. Perspect. Plast. Surg. 1: 123, 1987
3. Hartrampf, C. R., and Bennet, G. K. Autogenous tissue reconstruction in post mastectomy patients. Ann. Surg. 205: 508, 1987
4. Berrino, P., Campora, E., Leone, S., et al. The transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap for breast reconstruction in obese patients. Ann. Plast. Surg. 27: 221, 1991
5. Kroll, S. S., and Netscher, D. T. Complications of TRAM flap breast reconstruction in obese patients. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 84: 886, 1989
6. Ishii, C. H. Jr., Bostwick, J., Raine, T. J., etal. Double pedicle transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap for unilateral breast and chest wall reconstruction. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 76: 901, 1985
7. Scheflan, M. Building a breast without a prosthesis: The transverse abdominal island flap. Clin. Plast. Surg. 11: 303, 1984
8. Maxwell, G. P. Technical alternatives in transverse rectus abdominis breast reconstruction. Perspect. Plast. Surg. 2: 1, 1987
9. Glafkides, M. C., and Toth, B. A. Split bipedicle transverse rectus abdominis flaps: Expanding their use in breast reconstruction. Ann. Plast. Surg. 27: 9, 1991
10. Sakai, S. L., Takahashi, H., and Tanabe, H. The extended vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap for breast reconstruction. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 83: 1061, 1989
11. Slavin, S. A., and Goldwyn, R. M. The midabdominal rectus abdominis myocutaneous flaps by microsurgery. Br. J. Plast. Surg. 40: 367, 1987
12. Harashina, T., Sone, Inoue et al. Augmentation of circulation of pedicled transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flaps by microsurgery. Br. J. Plast. Surg. 40: 367, 1987
13. Grotting, J. C., Urist, M. M., Maddox, W. A., et al. Conventional TRAM flap versus free microsurgical TRAM flap for immediate breast reconstruction. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 83: 828, 1989
14. Arnez, Z. M., Bajie, J., Bardsley, A. F., et al. Experience with 50 free TRAM flap breast reconstructions. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 87: 470, 1991
15. Schusterman, M. A., Kroll, S. S., and Weldon, M. E. Immediate breast reconstruction: Why the free TRAM over the conventional TRAM flap? Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 90: 255, 1992
16. Moon, H. K., and Taylor, G. I. The vascular anatomy of the rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap based on the deep superior epigastric system. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 82: 815, 1988
17. Carramenhae Costa, M. A., Cariquiry, C., Vasconez, L. O., et al. Anatomical study of the venous drainage of the transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 79: 208, 1987
18. Galli, A., Adami, M., Berrino, P., et al. Long-term evaluation of the abdominal wall competence after total and selective harvesting of the rectus abdominis muscle. Ann. Plast. Surg. 28: 409, 1992
19. Lejour, M., and Dome, M. Abdominal wall function after rectus abdominis transfer. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 87: 1054, 1991
20. Kroll, S. S. The early management of flap necrosis in breast reconstruction. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 87: 893, 1991
21. Roisman, I., Barak, V., Manny, J., et al. Fat necrosis below musculocutaneous flap mimicking carcinoma of the breast. Ann. Plast. Surg. 26: 479, 1991
22. Kroll, S. S., Ames, F., Singletary, S. E., et al. The oncologic risks of skin preservation at mastectomy when combined with immediate reconstruction of the breast. Surg. Gynecol. Obstet. 172: 17, 1991