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A retrospective study of lymphatic transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous/deep inferior epigastric perforator flaps for breast cancer treatment-induced upper-limb lymphoedema
العنوان: | A retrospective study of lymphatic transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous/deep inferior epigastric perforator flaps for breast cancer treatment-induced upper-limb lymphoedema |
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المؤلفون: | Zhuangqing Yang, Sheng Huang, Jiankui Wang, Yan Xi, Xiaojuan Yang, Qi Tang, Juan Du, Jianyun Nie, Tianning Zou, Shaoqing Zhou, Xueliang Tang, Dedian Chen |
المصدر: | Scientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2017) |
بيانات النشر: | Nature Portfolio, 2017. |
سنة النشر: | 2017 |
المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medicine, Science |
الوصف: | Abstract Breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL) is a common and intractable complication. To evaluate the possible complications of using lymphatic transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous/deep inferior epigastric perforator (TRAM/DIEP) flaps for breast reconstruction and BCRL treatment, 20 patients with moderate or severe BCRL were retrospectively enrolled between November 2012 and October 2014. 10 patients had undergone lymphatic TRAM/DIEP flap surgery were assigned to the surgery group. 10 patients unwilling to undergo reconstruction were assigned to the physiotherapy group treated with traditional physical therapy. Upper-limb movement and circumference were measured and patients’ subjective assessment was assessed using a questionnaire. In the surgery group, all flaps were successfully transferred. BCRL in 8 patients was improved by one level. The upper-limb circumference returned to normal in 1 case, and only 1 patient did not improve. In the physiotherapy group, a slight improvement was noted in 6 patients and unchanged in four cases. From the questionnaires, patients underwent lymphatic TRAM/DIEP flap surgery reported a significantly greater improvement in the affected limb (p |
نوع الوثيقة: | article |
وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
اللغة: | English |
تدمد: | 2045-2322 |
Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322 |
DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-017-00164-1 |
URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/984d04a17b484fdf9a9af754bd85d631 |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.984d04a17b484fdf9a9af754bd85d631 |
قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
تدمد: | 20452322 |
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DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-017-00164-1 |