Breast reconstruction with latissimus dorsi musculoscuta neous flap or monopedicled transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap
Keywords:
Reconstruction, Breast, Latissimus, TRAM, MonopedicledAbstract
After Halstead institute the mastectomy as treatment for breast cancer in 1984, the medical knowledge is
trying to research the best breast reconstruction technique. Currently a lot oftechniques are avaliable for
breast reconstruction, but two of them seem to be the most used, the latissimus dorsi flap and monopedicled TRAM flap. Through a literary review the main advantages and disadvantages of each techniques
had been argued, andbest surgical indication as well. The monopedicled TRAM flap demonstrated afast
superiority, leading in relation the final aesthetic result, complications and satisfaction ofthe patients. In
the end, the two techniques had demonstrated to be trustworthy, and a satisfactory final result seem to be
extremely dependent of a good surgical indication.
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