DIEP flap for breast reconstruction: Is&nbsp;abdominal fat thickness associated with post-operative complications?

Modarressi, Ali; Müller, Camillo Theo; Montet, Xavier Cédric Rodolphe; Ruegg, Eva; Pittet Cuenod, Brigitte Maud

doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2017.05.002

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DIEP flap for breast reconstruction: Is abdominal fat thickness associated with post-operative complications?

ContributorsModarressi, Ali; Müller, Camillo Theo; Montet, Xavier Cédric Rodolphe; Ruegg, Eva; Pittet Cuenod, Brigitte Maud

Published inJournal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, vol. 70, no. 8, p. 1068-1075

Publication date2017

Abstract

Some surgeons consider a high body mass index (BMI) or important abdominal fat excess as contraindications for breast reconstruction with free deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap. This study aimed to identify factors associated with post-operative complications by using this type of flap, with an emphasis on BMI and abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Body Mass Index
Breast/pathology
Computed Tomography Angiography
Female
Humans
Mammaplasty/adverse effects
Middle Aged
Necrosis
Perforator Flap/adverse effects/pathology
Postoperative Complications/etiology/surgery
Radiotherapy/adverse effects
Reoperation
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Subcutaneous Fat
Abdominal/anatomy & histology/diagnostic imaging

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MODARRESSI, Ali et al. DIEP flap for breast reconstruction: Is abdominal fat thickness associated with post-operative complications? In: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 2017, vol. 70, n° 8, p. 1068–1075. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2017.05.002

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PID : unige:98983
DOI : 10.1016/j.bjps.2017.05.002
PMID : 28602265

ISSN of the journal1748-6815

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