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Abstract
We present the robotic harvest of a pedicled omentum flap for reconstruction of a near-total anterior chest wall defect. The patient was a 68-year-old woman with recurrent secondary chest wall angiosarcoma after previous mastectomy and radiation therapy. She underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation, followed by wide radical chest wall resection with a final defect size of 15×35 cm. A one-stage reconstruction was performed with an omentum flap harvested by robotic technique and split-thickness skin grafts from thigh donor sites. The patient healed with minimal complications. Our case supports more widespread application of robotics in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
- surgery
- breast surgery
- plastic and reconstructive surgery
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Contributors MDN and SJD were involved in the conception of the project and data collection. SJD, BD and MDN, all contributed to the interpretation of results, drafting, revision and final approval of the manuscript. All authors have given final approval to the completed version and agree to the accuracy and integrity of the work.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent for publication Obtained.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer-reviewed.