Use of the Intercostal Artery-based Latissimus Dorsi Muscle for Intrathoracic Reconstruction after Division of the Thoracodorsal Vessels and Latissimus Dorsi Muscle

Use of the Intercostal Artery-based Latissimus Dorsi Muscle for Intrathoracic Reconstruction after Division of the Thoracodorsal Vessels and Latissimus Dorsi Muscle

Summary:. The latissimus dorsi muscle is the workhorse flap for intrathoracic reconstruction. Prior thoracotomy, which divides the latissimus dorsi muscle, limits the muscle’s intrathoracic reach. We present our experience using the distal portion of the muscle for intrathoracic reconstruction based...

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Main Authors: Sai Cherukuri, MBBS, Shanda Blackmon, MD, Karim Bakri, MBBS, Samir Mardini, MD, Steven L. Moran, MD, Waleed Gibreel, MBBS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2023-06-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005074

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