title: Boomerang flap reconstruction for the breast.
abstract: The boomerang-shaped latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap for breast reconstruction offers a stable platform for breast reconstruction. It allows for maximal aesthetic results with minimal complications. The authors describe a skin paddle to obtain a larger volume than either the traditional elliptical skin paddle or the extended latissimus flap. There are three specific advantages to the boomerang design: large volume, conical shape (often lacking in the traditional skin paddle), and an acceptable donor scar. Thirty-eight flaps were performed. No reconstruction interfered with patient's ongoing oncological regimen. The most common complication was seroma, which is consistent with other latissimus reconstructions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, York Hospital, York, PA; Division of Plastic Surgery, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA; and the Division of Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Baumholtz
authors.forename: Buthainah M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Al-Shunnar
authors.forename: Richard W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Dabb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001415:Back; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome