Complete coverage of a tissue expander by a musculofascial pocket including the sternalis muscle during breast reconstruction

• Naohiro Ishii,
• Yusuke Shimizu,
• Jiro Ando,
• Michiko Harao,
• Masaru Takemae,
• Kazuo Kishi

Affiliations

Naohiro Ishii

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center, Tochigi, Japan

Yusuke Shimizu

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of the Ryukyus Hospital, Okinawa, Japan

Jiro Ando

Department of Breast Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center, Tochigi, Japan

Michiko Harao

Department of Breast Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center, Tochigi, Japan

Masaru Takemae

Department of Breast Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center, Tochigi, Japan

Kazuo Kishi

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan