Breast reconstruction with the free TRAM flap after breast cancer surgery.
The authors' experiences with 34 free lower TRAM flap transfers, in which 19 primary reconstructions and 15 secondary reconstructions were successfully achieved, are reviewed. The free TRAM flap yielded better results than the pedicled TRAM flap in cases where reconstruction of the infraclavicular and anterior axillary areas, as well as of the breast mound itself, was required.
Yamada
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Harii
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Hirabayashi
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Kawashima
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T
Asato
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H
D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla / Q000098:blood supply; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D015409:Mastectomy, Radical / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000637:transplantation