title: Soft tissue reconstruction of the breast using an extended composite latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap.
abstract: A method of breast reconstruction using the whole of the latissimus dorsi muscle is described in which the usual skin flap is extended to include a large de-epithelialised flap of dermis and subcutaneous tissue from the loin to provide the necessary augmentation with living tissue rather than with a prosthesis. The method can be used as a reliable one-stage reconstruction, without a prosthesis, either secondarily or as a synchronous combined procedure at the time of the mastectomy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D013524:Surgical Flaps