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.
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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