@article{GS30067,
author = {Jae Woo Lee and Jung Yeol Seo and Youn Joo Jung and Ki Seok Choo and Min Wook Kim and Tae Seo Park and Yong Chan Bae and Su Bong Nam and Hyun Yul Kim},
title = {Volumetric changes of the latissimus dorsi muscle after postoperative chemotherapy in cases of immediate breast reconstruction with an extended latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap and implant},
journal = {Gland Surgery},
volume = {8},
number = {5},
year = {2019},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: This study aimed to evaluate the volume reduction of latissimus dorsi muscle in patients who underwent immediate breast reconstruction using extended latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous (eLDMC) flap with implant after skin/nipple sparing mastectomy (SSM/NSM) and postoperative chemotherapy (POCTx).
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed clinical records of 19 patients who underwent this surgery with POCTx, and checked chest computer tomography (CT) at 7–10 days after surgery and 6–14 months after the end of chemotherapy, from May 2015 to October 2016. The motor nerve to latissimus dorsi muscle was severed in all patient. One plastic surgeon intervened and the follow up period was at least 18 months. Author obtained the area of latissimus dorsi muscle using the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) in the axial view of the chest CT and it was verified by the experienced radiologist. The statistical test was performed (P},
issn = {2227-8575}, url = {https://gs.amegroups.org/article/view/30067}
}