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Case Reports
. 2014 Dec 5;2(11):e247.
doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000000213. eCollection 2014 Nov.

Tissue expander capsule for abdominal wall in autologous breast reconstruction

Ronaldo Scholze Webster  1 , Barbara D'Avila Goldoni  1 , Rafael Netto  1 , Thiago Bozzi de Araujo  1 , Pedro Bins Ely  1
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Tissue expander capsule for abdominal wall in autologous breast reconstruction

Ronaldo Scholze Webster et al. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. .

Abstract

Adjuvant treatment planning can change after breast cancer resection and definitive pathological examination. Radiation therapy is often chosen as a supplementary treatment. Rectus abdominis-based muscle flaps are one of the main choices when breast reconstruction plans must be changed from implant-based to autologous methods. We herein report a case in which the patient's own tissue expander capsule was used to repair an abdominal wall defect after muscle-sparing transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap reconstruction.

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Figures

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The abdominal wall defect after harvesting the flap.
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The retropectoralis muscle portion of the breast capsule, measuring approximately 5 × 5 cm.
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The capsule replacing the lost portion of the rectus muscle anterior fascia.
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Abdominal wall integrity in abdominal magnetic resonance imaging performed 3 months after surgery.
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