Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction in a Patient with Huge Uterine Leiomyoma.
10.14730/aaps.2017.23.2.92
- Author:
Ji Min KIM
1
;
Jun Gul KO
;
Deuk Young OH
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. ohdeuk1234@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Free tissue flaps;
Leiomyoma;
Mammaplasty;
Microsurgery;
Perforator flap
- MeSH:
Abdominal Wall;
Breast*;
Female;
Free Tissue Flaps;
Humans;
Leiomyoma*;
Mammaplasty*;
Microsurgery;
Perforator Flap*
- From:Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
2017;23(2):92-95
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap has long been the gold standard for autologous breast reconstruction. Various factors that can disrupt abdominal wall vascular anatomy make dissection of the DIEP flap a technically demanding procedure. The mass effect from a huge uterine leiomyoma has not been previously reported as a factor influencing abdominal wall vascularity. The aim of this report was to describe the case of a patient with a huge uterine leiomyoma who underwent immediate free DIEP flap breast reconstruction without any major complications.
