Reconstrução de mama com TRAM turbinado na perfurante contralateral / Bresat reconstruction with perforator turbocharged TRAM

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2008

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Background: The Transverse Rectus Abdominis Miocutaneous (TRAM) Flap is a technique widely used in breast reconstruction, however in situations where it required the use of flap areas II and IV the alternatives are bipedicle flaps or free flaps of greater morbidity and complexity. The turbocharged TRAM anastomosing the deep inferior epigastric artery and vein with contralateral perforators can be an alternative in these cases. Objective: We present a series of patients undergoing unilateral delayed breast reconstruction with TRAM preserving the muscle turbocharged on contralateral perforator vessels and evaluated on the results, operative time and surgical complications related to the reconstructed breast and abdominal donor site. Patients and methods: During the period March 2005 to April 2006, 22 patients were selected for unilateral delayed breast reconstruction at the Plastic Surgery and Microsurgery Department of the Instituto Nacional de Câncer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Hospital de Câncer I, for present the following criteria: 1. Severe sequelae produced by mastectomy with extensive skin loss associated with trophic skin changes produced by radiotherapy. 2. Need to use the areas II and IV of the abdominal flap for obtaining symmetry with the contralateral breast. Results: The proposed technique was performed on 17 patients. Follow-up ranged from 9 to 18 months (average 11 months). The average patients age was 47.7 years (35 to 68 years) and the average Body Mass Index (BMI) was 27.31% (18.75% to 31.7%). The lateral portion of the rectus muscle was preserved in 12 patients. In all cases were included in the flap areas II and IV. The average surgical time was 7 hs and 15 min (5hs and 20 minutes to 9 hs). The average period of hospitalization was 8 days (6 to 10 days). There were 4 abdominal donor site complications in 3 patients: One abdominal bulging; two minor suture deiscences and a epidermolysis on the flap edge and umbilical scar. In the reconstructed breast were 3 partial loss of 10% in 2 cases and 30% in one case, and two minor fat necrosis associated with partial losses. There was a case of DVT with pulmonary embolism, with good outcome. Conclusions: The turbocharged TRAM with microsurgical anastomosis in contralateral perforators proved to be an effective alternative to breast reconstruction achieving satisfactory results in the majority of patients and with an acceptable morbidity and surgical time

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surgery cirurgia breast surgical flaps retalhos cirurgicos mamas - cancer - cirurgia

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