The anterior LICAP flap: a design option for oncoplastic breast reconstruction

Juliëtte E D Jacobs; Sanharib Al Shaer; Ute Schmidbauer; Daniëlle M de Leeuw; Hinne A Rakhorst; Oliver T Zöphel

doi:10.1080/23320885.2021.1986048

The anterior LICAP flap: a design option for oncoplastic breast reconstruction

Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2021 Oct 1;8(1):158-163. doi: 10.1080/23320885.2021.1986048. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Juliëtte E D Jacobs¹, Sanharib Al Shaer², Ute Schmidbauer¹, Daniëlle M de Leeuw², Hinne A Rakhorst¹, Oliver T Zöphel¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Handsurgery, Ziekenhuis Groep Twente (ZGT), Hengelo, The Netherlands.
² Department of Surgery, Ziekenhuis Groep Twente (ZGT), Hengelo, The Netherlands.

Abstract

The purpose was to describe the operation technique of an anterior lateral intercostal artery perforator (LICAP) flap and analyse outcomes and complications. An anterior LICAP flap is a good and safe alternative for direct oncoplastic breast reconstruction. It is a reliable flap that provides sufficient volume and good esthetic outcomes.

Keywords: Breast cancer; anterior LICAP flap; breast conserving surgery; oncoplastic breast reconstruction.

Publication types

Case Reports