Immediate breast reconstruction with laparoscopically harvested omental flap: A retrospective analysis with a maximum 12-year follow-up
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Published on: May 17, 2024
Guangtai Shen1, Yuqing Yang2, Meiling Huang2
1Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Xinganmeng People's Hospital, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Ulanhot, 137400, People's Republic of China.
Purpose:
To evaluate the clinical efficacy of immediate breast reconstruction with free or pedicled laparoscopically harvested omental flaps (LHOFs).
Methods:
Between March 2011 and 2021, 82 patients who underwent immediate breast reconstruction with free or pediculated omental flaps were enrolled. Breast total or partial mastectomy, laparoscopic greater omentum harvest, and breast reconstruction were carried out in an orderly manner. Postoperative operative results, cosmetic outcomes, and complications were investigated.
Results:
Seventeen cases of free LHOF and 65 cases of pedicled LHOF were performed. Cosmetic results were mostly satisfactory (61% excellent, 35% good), with a soft breast that was natural in appearance. Satisfaction investigation showed that 96.2% of patients were satisfied with the reconstructed breast. Uneventful follow-up showed no abdominal complications at the donor site, and the surface skin displayed no swelling. No major complications were found, except for three cases of necrosis. One patient developed slight hematoma. Two patients were found to have local recurrence, and one had distant metastasis. Twenty-four patients accepted radiotherapy, but no size reduction was noted after radiotherapy. We followed the patients to determine their survival status. All patients were alive, except for 1 in the free LHOF group who died 31.2 months after surgery.
Conclusion:
Immediate breast reconstruction with LHOF provides a soft reconstructed breast with relatively little donor-site deformity and is useful for breast tumor-specific immediate reconstruction.
