Arch Aesthetic Plast Surg.  2016 Oct;22(3):160-164. 10.14730/aaps.2016.22.3.160.

A Rare Complication after Latissimus Dorsi Flap Breast Reconstruction: Radial Nerve Palsy

• Kwon JH
• Kim JB
• Lee JW
• Choi KY
• Chung HY
• Cho BC
• Yang JD

• KMID: 2356768
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14730/aaps.2016.22.3.160

Abstract

Among autologous breast reconstruction techniques, breast reconstruction using the latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap is widely used, offering advantages including the relative simplicity of the procedure and the reliable and consistent vascularity of the flap. Accordingly, more than 500 cases have been performed in the past 8 years at Kyungpook National University Medical Center. This study reports on a rare case involving a radial nerve neuropathy complication which was experienced for the first time at the medical center. The current case demonstrates that in addition to common complications, such as seroma of the donor site and scarring, additional intraoperative complications in areas unrelated to the surgical site can occur, including radial nerve neuropathy in the opposite arm.

Keyword

Mammaplasty; Radial neuropathy; Superficial back muscles

MeSH Terms

Academic Medical Centers
Arm
Breast*
Cicatrix
Female
Gyeongsangbuk-do
Humans
Intraoperative Complications
Mammaplasty*
Myocutaneous Flap
Paralysis*
Radial Nerve*
Radial Neuropathy
Seroma
Superficial Back Muscles*
Tissue Donors