Pedicled Latissimus Dorsi Kiss Flap for the Reconstruction of Large Chest Wall Defect After Mastectomy

Abstract To discover the utility of pedicled latissimus dorsi kiss flap for reconstruction chest wall defect after mastectomy. This study was a systemic analysis 12 female patients with breast tumors who were treated at Affiliated Hospital Guangdong Medical University from January 2018 to December 2019. Among them, three had malignant lobular tumors, and nine locally advanced cancer. After extensive resection primary tumor, skin, soft tissue, large left in each patient. Based on design structure flap, two semicircular flaps equal diameter designed region, their blood supply retained same vascular trunk. Two transferred through subcutaneous tunnel, incision donor area sutured directly. Finally, semicircle adjusted fit then fixed wall. Referred increased cover larger defect. We have used this reconstruct defects twelve patients. Their age ranged 24 62. The largest 20 × cm, smallest 15 10 cm diameter. Postoperative follow-up time 5–9 months (mean time: 6.2 months): Follow-up observations demonstrated that all healed well without edema or extravasation cases closed well. In addition, no local recurrence distant metastasis observed