Influence of the Pectoralis Major Muscle Sling in Chest Wall-Based Flap Suspension After Vertical Mammaplasty: Ten-Year Follow-Up.

BACKGROUND: The pectoralis muscle sling has proven to be a suitable alternative technique for long-term results in breast parenchyma suspension. Although the pectoralis muscle sling has been subjectively observed to reduce the bottoming-out effect with a bipedicled muscle flap (muscular loop), there has not been a study to objectively or numerically prove it. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to radiologically evaluate the influence of a pectoralis muscle sling in supporting the chest wall-based flap after a vertical breast-reduction technique. METHODS: Twenty-one female patients underwent a vertical breast reduction with the chest wall-based flap and were randomly divided into two subgroups. Ten patients were in subgroup (S), which consisted of patients with a muscle sling. Eleven patients without the muscle sling technique were assigned as a control group (C). Periodic radiological examinations were performed at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months and then at 10 years postoperatively to analyze the breast flap and any migration with respect to three titanium clips placed intraoperatively on the chest wall parenchyma flap. RESULTS: Patients in subgroup S had a significantly higher difference in migration of the chest wall-based flaps between the first day and 10 years postoperatively when compared with patients in subgroup C (P < .001), as shown by the distances measured between titanium clip locations. CONCLUSIONS: After 10 years of follow-up, there were changes in chest wall-based flap bottoming-out in patients in whom a pectoralis major muscle sling was utilized compared with those patients without it. Thus, a pectoralis major muscle sling seems to provide greater and longer-lasting support to the flap position on the patient's chest. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 2 Therapeutic.

A ação dos ácidos graxos de cadeia curta na cicatrização de anastomoses colônicas: estudo experimental em ratos

Short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) derive from the fermentation of fibbers ingested in the diet and act as a cell substrate of the colonic mucosa. The object aim of the present study was to evaluate the action of SCFA in colonic wound healing .Sixteen female rats were used, divided into 2 groups of 8 animals each. In the control group (HC) the animals underwent Hartmann procedure and post-operative infusion of isotonic saline solution per rectum for 7 days. In the experimental group (HA) saline solution was replaced by isomolar solution with SCFA. In the animals of the control group, the average bursting pressure of the rectal stump was 128.37 mm Hg, and 137.25 mm Hg in the experimental group (p=0.5693). Histologic evaluation with hematoxicilin and eosin was similar in both groups studied. The collagen densitometry analysis showed a significantly greater concentration of the mature collagen (type I) in the experimental group when compared with the control group (p=0.0094). Greater concentration of total collagen was found in the experimental group when compared to the control group (p=0.0371). It was concluded that rats who underwent intraluminal infusion of SCFA have greater concentration of mature and total collagen in the suture line of the rectal stump, when compared with to the control group.

Os ácidos graxos de cadeia curta (AGCC) derivam da fermentação das fibras ingeridas na dieta e atuam como substrato das células da mucosa colônica. O presente estudo tem como objetivo avaliar a ação dos AGCC na cicatrização do cólon. Utilizaram-se 16 ratos fêmea divididos em 2 grupos de 8 animais. No grupo controle (HC) os animais foram submetidos à cirurgia de Hartmann e infusão pós-operatória de solução salina isotônica via retal por 7 dias. No grupo experimento (HA) a solução salina foi substituída por solução isosmolar contendo AGCC. Nos animais do grupo controle, a pressão média de ruptura do segmento distal do cólon foi de 128,37 mmHg, sendo este valor de 137,25 mmHg no grupo experimento (p=0,5693). A avaliação histológica em hematoxilina-eosina foi semelhante nos dois grupos estudados. A densitometria do colágeno demonstrou concentração significativamente maior de colágeno maduro (tipo I) no grupo experimento, quando comparado com o grupo controle (p=0,0094). O colágeno total também foi mais encontrado no grupo experimento, comparado-se com o grupo controle (p=0,0371). Conclui-se que os ratos submetidos à infusão intraluminal de AGCC têm maior concentração de colágeno maduro e total na linha de sutura do coto retal, quando comparados com o grupo controle.

Avaliação da integração de enxerto de pele com a utilização do 2-octilcianoacrilato: estudo experimental em ratos

Fixation of full thickness skin grafts by suture takes a long operative time. The development of tissue adhesives became an alternative for conventional suture. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of octyl-2-cyanocrylate in graft integration, compared to conventional suture in full thickness skin grafting. Two 1 cm² skin grafts were obtained billaterally from the back of 9 male rats, and then fixated over the defect, with nylon 4.0 suture in the left side( SC group ) and octyl-2-cyanocrylate ( AT group ) in the right side. Clinical and histologic aspects of graft integration were analised in 7º and 14º postoperative day. Sens-a Ray software was used to compare the results. Results revealed better graft integration in AT group (80%) than SC group (44%), with 11,1% of total graft loss in AT group and 33,3% in SC group. The mean time for fixation was 23 seconds in AT group and 4 minutes in SC group. It was showed a better graft integration and a faster fixation time in AT group.

A fixação dos enxertos de pele total através da sutura demanda tempo cirúrgico relativamente longo. O surgimento de adesivos teciduais tem se apresentado com várias aplicações clínicas, constituindo alternativa à sutura convencional. O objetivo deste estudo é avaliar a eficácia do adesivo 2-octilcianoacrilato, quando comparado à sutura simples, na fixação de enxertos de pele total, analisando-se a integração do enxerto. Foram retirados enxertos de pele total de 1 cm², bilateralmente, do dorso de nove ratos machos, com peso médio de 150 gramas. A pele retirada para a enxertia foi recolocada sobre o defeito, a fixação foi realizada através de sutura contínua com fio monofilamentar de náilon 4-0 no lado esquerdo e adesivo de 2-octilcianoacrilato no lado direito. Os aspectos clínico e histológico da integração do enxerto foram analisados no 7º e 14º dia de pós operatório. Utilizou-se o software Sens-a-Ray para comparação de resultados. Evidenciamos maior integração do enxerto de pele total no lado do adesivo de 2-octilcianoacrilato (80%) em comparação ao lado da sutura contínua (44%), sendo que houve perda total do enxerto do lado da cola de 2-octilcianoacrilato em 11,1% do casos comparado a 33,3% da sutura contínua. O tempo médio da fixação do enxerto no grupo da cola de 2-octilcianoacrilato foi de 23 segundos, contra 4 minutos da sutura convencional. Foi demonstrado uma maior integração e um menor tempo de fixação do enxerto no grupo do adesivo 2- octilcianoacrilato.