BREAST TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINUS MUSCLE PROCEDURE

Course overview

FREE TISSUE TRANSFER HAS BECOME A COMMON TECHNIQUE FOR BREAST RECONSTRUCTION FOLLOWING ONCOLOGIC RESECTION. FREE TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE (TRAM) FLAPS ARE ONE OPTION FOR AUTOLOGOUS BREAST RECONSTRUCTION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH A DEFICIT OF BREAST TISSUE FOLLOWING ONCOLOGIC RESECTION WHO WISH TO UNDERGO AUTOLOGOUS BREAST RECONSTRUCTION USING FREE TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINIS FLAPS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING THESE PATIENTS.