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E Rampino

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PubMed2003

Corrective rhinoplasty: medical and legal aspects.

Preoperative planning of any surgical procedure, especially rhinoplasty, is crucial in order to achieve an optimal outcome which will satisfy both the surgeon and patient. Use of imaging and the possibility of virtually displaying the changes planned by the surgeon definitely lead to a better understanding between doctor and patient. Although these new technologies have led to undeniable advantages, they have also generated unprecedented medical and legal problems. The Authors discuss a number of reflections on the legal consequences of image digital processing, the problems related to the storage of such images, and the appropriate way to draft an informed consent.

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PubMed2002

Radiation-induced angiosarcoma of the breast: case report and self-criticism of therapeutic approach.

Angiosarcoma (AS) of the breast is a rare and highly aggressive vascular cancer. It presents as a primitive or radioinduced form. The case of a 46-year-old woman who underwent quadrantectomy of the breast plus axillary lymph node dissection and radiotherapy postoperatively (QUART) for ductal infiltrant carcinoma is reported in the following. Ten years later, the patient underwent mastectomy with immediate reconstruction, for local recurrence that was diagnosed as an AS of the breast at final pathological examination. She did not receive any adjuvant treatment due to local post-operative complications related to breast reconstruction. We criticize our therapeutic approach and we recommend more attention about local recurrence suggesting that tru-cut needle biopsy of local recurrence of the breast after QUART, should be the correct diagnostic approach.

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PubMed2001

Pregnancy and tram-flap breast reconstruction after mastectomy: a case report.

A 38-year-old patient had a right radical (Patey) mastectomy for an infiltrating ductal carcinoma followed by chemotherapy and, one year later, a TRAM flap breast reconstruction. She was given clear and exhaustive information about the possible consequences of pregnancy, but despite this she became pregnant four months after the reconstruction. The pregnancy was taken to term despite the appearance at four months of a slow-growing abdominal hernia. In the light of our experience and that of others, we recommend an interval of at least 12 months between breast reconstruction with a TRAM flap and pregnancy.

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[The postoperative expansion of a myocutaneous flap of the large dorsal muscle in postmastectomy breast reconstruction].

BACKGROUND: Reconstructive breast surgery using the myocutaneous flap of the latissimus dorsi muscle with simultaneous insertion of a prosthesis represents a very useful procedure from a clinical standpoint. METHODS: Twenty-one breast reconstructions were performed using this type of surgery at the Plastic Surgery Clinic of the University of Udine between December 1993 and December 1995. RESULTS: Good aesthetic results can be obtained due to the relatively moderate functional and scarring complications, as well as to the vitality of the transposed tissue. The percentage of capsular contractures observed frequently in the past was lowered through the use of technologically-advanced prosthetic materials with a texturized surface. CONCLUSIONS: In addition, since the reconstructed breast can be expanded postoperatively through definitive Becker expanders, aesthetically satisfactory results can be achieved even with contralateral ptosic and/or large breasts.

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