Indications and Controversies for Abdominally-Based Complete Autologous Tissue Breast Reconstruction

Blake D Murphy; Isabel Kerrebijn; Jian Farhadi; Jaume Masia; Stefan O P Hofer

doi:10.1016/j.cps.2017.08.007

Indications and Controversies for Abdominally-Based Complete Autologous Tissue Breast Reconstruction

Clin Plast Surg. 2018 Jan;45(1):83-91. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2017.08.007. Epub 2017 Sep 19.

Authors

Blake D Murphy¹, Isabel Kerrebijn¹, Jian Farhadi², Jaume Masia³, Stefan O P Hofer⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Plastic Surgery, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, 8N-865 Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada.
² Department of Plastic Surgery, St. Thomas' Hospital, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
³ Department of Plastic Surgery, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sant Quintí 89, Barcelona 08026, Spain.
⁴ Division of Plastic Surgery, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, 8N-865 Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 29080663
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2017.08.007

Abstract

This article reviews the indications and controversies in abdominally based autologous breast reconstruction. The evidence regarding these indications and controversies will be appraised and summarized. Finally, we will provide a summary of our approach and technique for the patient undergoing autologous breast reconstruction using abdominally based free flaps.

Keywords: Autologous breast reconstruction; Breast reconstruction; Deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap; Microsurgical breast reconstruction; Superficial inferior epigastric artery flap; Transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Abdominal Muscles*
Breast Neoplasms / surgery
Female
Free Tissue Flaps*
Humans
Mammaplasty / adverse effects
Mammaplasty / methods*
Mastectomy
Patient Selection