目的探讨提高乳腺癌术后乳房再造质量的途径和方法。 方法对武警北京总队医院2005年9月以来行乳房再造且获随访的37例乳腺癌患者的临床资料进行回顾性分析，就患者满意度和术后并发症分别予以评分，以评价乳房再造术的质量；然后再计算所有病例的平均得分，作为对本组患者乳腺癌术后乳房再造工作的评价参考。 结果满分10分，37例患者中评分无满分者，乳房再造术质量属良好11例，中等19例，较差4例，很差3例；平均得分6.51分，即本组患者行乳腺癌术后乳房再造的最终质量评价为中等。 结论应注意手术方式的选择、医患交流、术后并发症的防治、操作技术水平的提高、加强随访等，才能全面提高乳腺癌术后乳房再造术的质量。
ObjectiveTo explore the feasibil ity and rel iabil ity of rib-sparing technique for internal mammary vessels exposure and anastomosis in breast reconstruction and thoracic wall repair with deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flaps. MethodsBetween November 2009 and September 2011, 11 female patients with post-mastectomy deformities were treated. The mean age was 42 years (range, 33-65 years). Of them, 10 patients underwent breast reconstruction with the DIEP flaps, and 1 patient received defect repair for chronic thoracic wall irradiated ulcer with the DIEP flap. The size of the flap ranged from 18 cm×9 cm to 28 cm×12 cm. Rib-sparing technique was applied in all these cases. The internal mammary vessels were exposed by dissection intercostal space and anastomosed with the deep inferior epigastric vessels. The donor sites were closed directly in all cases. ResultsIn all cases, the rib-sparing technique for internal mammary vessels exposure and anastomosis was successfully performed. The mean time for internal mammary vessels exposure was 52 minutes (range, 38-65 minutes). The mean exposure length of the internal mammary vessels was 1.7 cm (range, 1.3-2.2 cm). All flaps survived completely postoperatively, and wounds and incisions at donor sites healed primarily. All patients were followed up 8-26 months (mean, 12 months). All patients were satisfied with the reconstructive outcomes. No collapse deformity or discomfort of the thoracic wall occurred. ConclusionThe rib-sparing technique for internal mammary vessels exposure and anastomosis is a rel iable and reproducible approach to reconstruct the breast and repair the thoracic wall with DIEP flap, and it can reduce collapse deformity of the thoracic wall.