title: Large fasciocutaneous perforator based V-Y advancement flap for large post-mastectomy wound reconstruction--our experience with three cases.
abstract: Old and frail patients with advance breast malignancy require mastectomy which often results in large defects requiring soft tissue cover. We present three cases of large fasciocutaneous perforator based V-Y advancement flaps for reconstruction of large post-mastectomy wounds in older patients with large tumours. This technique reduces the morbidity of patients who have severe co-existing morbidity factor in addition to the advance breast disease.
authors.affiliation: St. Andrews Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, Broomfield Hospital, Court Road, Chelmsford CM1 7ET, UK. ehlim@excite.com
authors.forename: E-H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Niranjan
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramakrishnan
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008408:Mastectomy; D013524:Surgical Flaps