title: Rectus abdominis deepithelialized musculocutaneous island flap as a silicone substitute in breast reconstruction.
abstract: The authors present a method for replacing silicone implants in breast reconstruction. The method is suitable in selected patients and consists of the rotation of a deepithelialized rectus abdominis musculocutaneous island flap to form the mammary mound. Two patients who had already had breast reconstruction but with insufficient volume underwent this surgery.
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers