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Endoscopic Bilateral Nipple-sparing Mastectomy via a Single Axillary Incision with Immediate Pre-pectoral Implant-based Breast Reconstruction
Published on: May 17, 2024
[Skin sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction]
Ligang Liu1, Yongjin Wu, Liang Wang
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Shenzhen People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Shenzhen Guangdong, 518020, PR China.
Objective:
To investigate the results of skin sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction with transverse rectus abdomins musculotaneous (TRAM) flap or latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap plus placement of a mammary implant.
Methods:
From June 1997 to June 2002, 11 patients were proven to have ductal carcinoma in situ or huge breast carcinoid by pathological examination. The site of the biopsy incision was around the areola. The patients underwent mastectomy with skin sparing by a circumareolar incision and immediate breast reconstruction with TRAM flap or latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap plus placement of mammary implant. Autogenous tissue was used to fill the skin envelop. The second stage operation of nipple-areola reconstruction was performed on the replaced skin.
Results:
Eleven patients were followed up 1 month to 6 years. The operative result was good and all patients had no relapse. The reconstructed breast achieved good results in shape, colour, sensation, symmetry and incision scar.
Conclusion:
The skin sparing mastectomy and immediate autograft tissue breast reconstruction is an ideal reconstructive method for the patients with breast ductal carcinoma in situ or huge breast carcinoid in condition that there were strict operative indication and relapse can be prevented.
