The extended latissimus dorsi flap (LD) is used in breast reconstruction since the 70's. LD flap is often used in corrective surgery in cases of unsatisfactory cosmetic results after breast-conserving therapy. In our department LD flap has several uses. In addition to free microvascular flaps - which applies in breast reconstructive surgery is routine, there are clinical situations where the us...

No. 11106 Title OUTCOMES AFTER FLAP RECONSTRUCTION FOR EXTREMITY SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY USING PROPENSITY SCORE ANALYSIS Authors Seungcheol Kang, Han-Soo Kim, Ilkyu Han Institution Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea Abstract Background Limb-preserving surgery has become the standard of treatment for extremity soft tissue sarcoma...

BACKGROUND Free flap surgery for head and neck defects has gained popularity as an advanced microvascular surgical technique. The aims of this study are first, to determine whether the known risk factors such as comorbidity, tobacco use, obesity, and radiation increase the complications of a free flap transfer, and second, to identify the incidence of complications in a radial forearm free flap...

Medium to large defects on the dorsal hand pose a reconstructive challenge following dermatologic surgery. Repairs in this location can be complicated by paucity of adjacent tissue reservoirs, competing tension vectors, thin cutaneous tissue, and superficial tendons vasculature. In such cases, double V-Y island pedicle flap is an effective solution. It preserves function, harnesses local with r...

The main objective in dermatologic surgery is complete excision of the tumour while achieving the best possible functional and cosmetic outcome. Also we must take into account age, sex, and tumour size and site. We should also consider the patient's expectations, the preservation of the different cosmetic units, and the final cosmetic outcome. Various reconstructive methods ranging from seconda...

BACKGROUND In Korean women, many of whom have small to moderate-sized breasts, it is difficult to cover a partial breast defect using oncoplastic volume displacement techniques after removal of an adequate volume of tissue during oncologic surgery. In such cases, oncoplastic volume replacement techniques are more useful. METHODS From January 2007 to December 2011, 104 women underwent a total ...

OBJECTIVE Donor site hernias are a rare but well recognised complication of deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction but there are no reported cases of epigastric hernias after such surgery. We report three patients who developed symptomatic epigastric hernias within 2-8 months after discharge from follow-up. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients who were referred to the ...

Background Surgery for reconstruction of defects after surgery should be performed selectively and the many points must be considered. The authors conducted this study to compare the local flap and skin graft by facial location in the reconstruction after resection of facial skin cancer. Methods The authors performed the study in patients that had received treatment in Department of Plastic S...