Researchers have developed a new technique for head and neck reconstruction using a pedicled latissimus dorsi flap. This approach offers a safer, faster alternative for high-risk patients, achieving a ...

The overall complication rates are similar for the 3 common types of flaps used during breast reconstruction, but the types of complication, resource use, and costs differ, researchers reported at the ...

D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. Advances in reconstructive techniques have made breast ...

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(MENAFN- Avian We) Bangalore, 19th September 2024: Minimal Access Surgical Oncology Team at Fortis Hospital Bannerghatta Road achieved another significant clinical milestone by performing India's ...

Pedicled LD flap technique offers a safer, faster alternative to free flaps The technique achieved a 100% success rate in 22 high-risk patients It ensures reliable blood flow, covering large and ...

Breast reconstructions may need to be redone years later. Breast reconstruction has given women the option to replace a breast that has been removed because of cancer. But reconstruction techniques, ...

“The procedure included a left robotic-assisted nipple-sparing mastectomy and robotic-assisted LD flap reconstruction—using robotic surgery to remove the breast while preserving the nipple, followed ...

Sometimes, moving just a few inches can go a long way. Osaka Metropolitan University researchers have developed a promising technique for head and neck reconstruction that shifts the placement of ...