Prevention and treatment of skin flap necrosis after radical operation for breast carcinoma / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the cause and prevention of skin flap necrosis after radical operation for breast cancer and reduce the incidence of skin flap necrosis.Methods The data of 158 patients with breast cancer who had surgical treatment were analysed.The data included the thickness of the skin flap,tension of the skin flap,and the mode of the operation and their relation with necrosis of the skin flap.Results Among the 158 operated cases,32 cases(20.25%) had skin flap necrosis.The incidence of the flap necrosis in the thick skin flap group was lower than in the thin skin flap group(10.87%vs28.95%,P