Anterior intercostal artery perforator flap for immediate reconstruction following breast conservation surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Oncoplastic breast surgery following breast conservation surgery (BCS) utilizes aesthetic breast reduction techniques, and these reconstructions entail either volume displacement or volume replacement depending on the size and location of the excised tumor. The anterior Intercostal flap (AICAP) for immediate reconstruction after BCS is scarcely described in the literature. In this study, we present our experience with the Anterior Intercoastal Artery Perforator flap in 16 patients with small breast sizes.

Patients and methods

Sixteen patients underwent lumpectomy followed by immediate reconstruction with Anterior ICAP flap between 2019 and 2021 at Hadassah University Hospital. Median age was 49 (range 28-67). Breast cup size, lumpectomy to breast size ration, de

SUBMITTER: Adler N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10078757 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature