Research Article
Bilateral Breast Reconstruction with Abdominal Free Flaps: A Single Centre, Single Surgeon Retrospective Review of 55 Consecutive Patients
Table 2
Surgical data for patients undergoing bilateral breast reconstruction.
| | | (%) |
| | Therapeutic surgery (known disease) | 45 (82) | | Prophylactic surgery (no known disease) | 10 (18) | | Immediate reconstruction | 41 (75) | | After prophylactic mastectomy | 8 (15) | | After therapeutic mastectomy | 33 (60) | | Delayed reconstruction, mean delay (years) | 8 (15) | | After prophylactic mastectomy | 2 (3.6) | | After therapeutic mastectomy | 6 (11) | | Immediate/delayed | 6 (11) | | Abdominal donor | 55 (100) | | DIEP | 41 (75) | | TRAM | 7 (13) | | SIEA | 1 (1.8) | | Combination | 6 (11) | | Average ischaemic time (mins) | 68.57 | | Recipient vein | | | Internal mammary | 100 (90) | | Serratus | 4 (3.6) | | Thoracodorsal | 2 (1.8) | | Additional perforator | 4 (3.6) | | Recipient artery | | | Internal mammary | 106 (96) | | Serratus | 2 (1.8) | | Thoracodorsal | 2 (1.8) | | Average flap size (g) | 692.25 | | Peri/post-op blood transfusion | 8 (15) | | Average hospital stay (days) | 7.5 | | Average follow-up (months) | 46.1 | | Adjuvant chemotherapy only | 8 (15) | | Adjuvant radiotherapy only | 6 (11) | | Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy | 23 (42) |
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