Salvage of total loss of DIEP and skin envelope in breast reconstruction with tissue expansion.
We present two cases of breast reconstruction using abdominal tissue expansion as a salvage procedure for those patients who have had multiple sequential complications using the traditional free flap techniques yet still request some form of reliable breast reconstruction.
Broomfield Hospital, St Andrews, Court Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 7ET, UK. garrickageorgeu@hotmail.co.uk
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D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D015626:Tissue Expansion