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Abdominal wall pseudocyst following abdominoplasty after postmastectomy radiation therapy

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Abdominoplasty is a common surgical procedure that is performed either alone or in conjunction with other intra abdominal procedures. Seroma is a known occurrence after abdominoplasty and various techniques have been described to reduce the quantity and duration of seroma formation. We report a case of pseudocyst following abdominoplasty after post mastectomy radiation. Breast reconstruction with abdominal flaps after abdominoplasty, and the effect of radiation in immediate and delayed flap reconstruction have been described but we could not find any literature on abdominoplasty following radiotherapy. The pathogenesis of seroma formation and, as in our case, the effect of radiation, which is the likely cause of pseudocyst, is discussed.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai, 600 116, India

    C. D. Narayanan & N. Dinesh

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Narayanan, C.D., Dinesh, N. Abdominal wall pseudocyst following abdominoplasty after postmastectomy radiation therapy. Hernia 12, 545–547 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-008-0343-7

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