Research Article

Bilateral Breast Reconstruction with Abdominal Free Flaps: A Single Centre, Single Surgeon Retrospective Review of 55 Consecutive Patients

Table 1

Demographics of patients undergoing bilateral breast reconstruction.

Number of patients/flaps55/110
Average age (years)48.6 (24–71)
Average BMI (kg/m2)28.1 (21–37)
Patients with medical comorbidities (%)16 (29)
Previous abdominal surgery (%)25 (45)
Smokers (%)7 (13)
Ex-smokers (%)8 (15)
No family history of breast cancer and BRCA negative with disease31 (56)
Family history of breast cancer (BRCA negative) (%)12 (22)
Family history of breast cancer with known disease (%)7 (13)
Family history of breast cancer with no known disease (%)5 (9.1)
BRACA gene positive (%)12 (22)
BRACA positive with known disease7 (13)
BRACA positive with no known disease5 (9.1)

As per American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) II classification.
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