Table 1: Series with thoracoabdominal and myocutaenous flaps used in primary closure after mastectomy.

Flap/ Author

Number of cases

Cases with necrosis

Necrosis

Rate

Thoracoabdominal Flap

 

 

 

Deo (2018) [38]

72

8

11.1% total; 8.3% superficial; 2.7% Major

Min [34]

41

17

42.5%

 

 

 

4,9% extensive necrosis

Baroudi

34

10

29.4%

Buratani

30

0

0

Vieira/ ITADE [36]

23

9

34.8% tip necrosis

4.1% extensive necrosis

Deo (2003) [35]

22

2

9.1%

Das

20

1

5%

Persichetti

18

4

22.2%

Kubo/ Romboid [63]

14

2

14.3%

Park-TE (medial pedicle)

10

6

60.0%

Park-TA (lateral pedicle)

9

2

22.2%

Martela

8

0

0

Tai

5

1

20.0%

Lim

3

0

0

 

 

 

 

Myocutaneos Flap

 

 

 

Le Boudec/ LD [42]

101

3

3%

Apffelstaedt/ LD [43]

83

14

(7 major)

16.8%

8,4% major

Salmon/ LD

40

2

5.0%

Munhoz/ LD

25

2

8.0%

Woo/ LD

12

0

0%

Amelung

12

4

25%

Micali/ LD

8

3

37.5%

 

 

 

 

Lee/ EOMF [40]

75

9

12.0%

Bogossian/ EOMF

20

1

5%

Gesson-Paute/ EOMF

9

0

0%

Cordoba/ EOMF

13

1

7.7%

Vieira/ MEOMF [39]

17

12

70.5%

 

 

 

 

Charanek/ VRAM [45]

55

2

3.6%

Lin/ TRAM [44]

16

1

6.3%

Mir/ TRAM-VRAM [41]*

60

8

13.3%

 

 

 

 

Mirza/ VRAM[46]**

58

10

17.2%

Daigeler/ VRAM[47]**

78

10

12.8%

Adapted from Vieira et al. [36]. New publications included [34, 38-43].

LD: Latissimus Dorsi; EOMF: External Oblique Myocutaneous Flap; MEOMF: Modified EOMF; ITADE: Ipsilateral Thoracoabdominal Dermofat flap.

*Reconstruction for breast reconstruction for LABC; **Oncologic patients.