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Treatment of late solidified hematoma in back donor site after breast reconstruction with latissimus dorsi flap: report of three cases.
- Source :
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BMC surgery [BMC Surg] 2019 May 20; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 51. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 May 20. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Background: Late solidified hematoma is a rare complication of breast reconstruction with latissimus dorsi (LD) flap. The majority of hematomas occur in the immediate postoperative period; however, some cases can occur at a distant point in time after surgery and do not have a definitive mechanism of injury or develop symptoms immediately after the triggering event. Moreover, treatment of hematoma has not yet been established.<br />Case Presentation: Breast reconstruction with LD flap has been performed between January 2014 and June 2018 in more than 275 cases. We report 3 cases of late solidified hematoma at the back-donor site that have developed years after breast reconstruction with LD flap, in which a surgical approach was performed because the solidified hematomas could not be treated with percutaneous aspiration.<br />Conclusions: We report successful surgical treatment and histological findings of late-onset solidified hematoma as a rare complication of Breast reconstruction with LD flap.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1471-2482
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- BMC surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31109327
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-019-0516-6