Microsurgery: Transplantation and Replantation by Harry J. Buncke, MD, et al.
  Table of Contents / Chapter 24:
Superior Gluteal Free Flap for Breast Reconstruction
 
  FIG. 24-13. Recipient site preoperative planning. The latissimus dorsi will be advanced superiorly and the gluteus maximus free flap with interposition vein grafts from the axillary vessels is planned.


FIG. 24-14. Donor site preoperative planning.


FIG. 24-15. Vein graft, end-to-side to the axillary vessels creating an A-V fistula loop.


FIG. 24-16. Revascularization of the superior gluteal free flap by division of the A-V fistula and completion of the anastomoses of the interposition vein grafts.


FIG. 24-17. Donor site wound.


FIG. 24-18. Frontal view after later nipple reconstruction.


FIG. 24-19. Oblique view.


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3. Barnes, H.O.: Augmentation mammoplasty by lipotransplant. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 11:404-414, 1953.

 

4. Watson, J.: Some observations on free fat grafts with reference to their use in mammoplasty. Br. J. Plast. Surg. 12:263-274, 1960.

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6. Ryan, J.J.: Lower thoracic advancement technique in breast reconstruction. Clin. Plast. Surg. 11:277, 1984.

7. Orticochea, M.C.: Use of the buttock to reconstruct the breast. Br. J. Plast. Surg. 26:304-309, 1973.

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9. Marshall, D.R., Anstee, E.J., and Stapleton, M.J.: Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction using a breast sharing technique. Br. J. Plast. Surg. 34:426, 1981.

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11. Schneider, W.J., Hill, H.L., and Brown, R.G.: Latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap for breast reconstruction. Br. J. Plast. Sung. 30:277, 1977.

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