[Pre- and postoperative color Doppler ultrasonography of myocutaneous flaps in reconstructive surgery of the breast].
The authors present their experience in the study of blood supply of flaps. The machine used to study both pre and postoperatively the myocutaneous flap is the echo-color Doppler, a brand new device which has recently been used in investigating the morphology and the blood supply. The use of such method has provided us with the following information: detailed ultrasound structure of the skin, subcutaneous and muscular tissues of the examined flap; localization of vessels within the flap; size of the vessel in its whole length; quality and speed of both the arterial and venous flow. Such information is very important for the surgeon to plan in detail the reconstruction by knowing the blood supply of myocutaneous flap.
Pacifici
A
A
Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale ed Emergenze Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi, Perugia.
Cirocchi
R
R
Flamini
F O
FO
Cordellini
M
M
Tinti
A
A
Coccaro
A
A
Trapassi
S
S
Alemagni Pimpinelli
G
G
Dominici
C
C
D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
L'eco color-Doppler nello studio pre e postoperatorio dei lembi miocutanei in chirurgia ricostruttiva della mammella.