title: [Poland's syndrome: clinic series and thoraco-mammary reconstruction. Report of 27 cases].
abstract: The authors evaluate the quality of thoraco-mammary reconstructions in Poland's syndrome. There was 34 patients in our serie, and 27 were operating between 1982 and 2001. There was 19 women and 8 men; the mean age was 19 years (9-40 years). Because of the clinical variability, the authors propose a classification of the malformation's importance in 3 degrees. In our serie, there is 35% of degree I, 53% of degree II and 12% of degree III. Each patient had an average of 2 general anaesthesias (1-6). For the first operation time, men had translation of the homolateral latissimus dorsi muscle flap in 25%, and a thoracic prosthese in 75%. Women had mammary prosthese in 50%, expansion prosthese in 20%, mammary prosthese and thoracic prosthese in 20%, muscle flap in 10%. The same person analysed the results in terms: good, middle or bad. The results are good in 67%, middle in 22%, poor in 11%. In degree 1, the results are always good; in degree II, they are good in 59%, middle in 29% and poor in 12%; in degree III, the results are good, middle and poor in 33%.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie plastique et des brûlés, hôpital de Rangueil, 1, avenue Jean-Paulhès, TSA50032, 31059 cedex 9, Toulouse, France. lionel.foucras@free.fr <lionel.foucras@free.fr>
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Foucras
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Grolleau-Raoux
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chavoin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D018427:Breast Implants; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D011045:Poland Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013909:Thorax / Q000002:abnormalities; D016896:Treatment Outcome