Use of the Limberg flap to close breast wounds after partial mastectomy.
Early experience using a rhomboid flap to reconstruct the breast after partial mastectomy and axillary clearance of glands is encouraging. This operation has been used in 7 cases to reconstruct breasts after partial mastectomy and axillary clearance of glands and has given a good cosmetic result.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008408:Mastectomy; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps