Reconstruction in oncologic surgery - AMVAC
reconstruction in oncologic surgeryLaurent Findji DMV, MS, MRCVS, Diplomate ECVSVRCC Veterinary Referrals, Essex, United KingdomIt is essential for oncologic surgeons to have a deep knowledge of reconstruction technique. Indeed, limitations in the ability to reconstruct a wound should not lead to insufficiently wide resections. The greater the reconstruction abilities of the surgeon, the more comfortable he or she will be administering the appropriate dose of surgery in the face of a large or awkwardly located tumour.Reconstructive surgery is an extensive subset of surgical science. It is presented exhaustively in a number of textbooksPEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5QYXZsZXRpYzwvQXV0aG9yPjxZZWFyPjIwMTA8L1llYXI+
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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA 1-3. Only basic notions and particular points pertaining to oncologic surgery can be discussed here.Vascular anatomy of the skinIn dogs and cats, the skin is vascularised by 3 plexuses: the subpapillary, cutaneous and subdermal plexuses. The two most superficial plexuses depend on the subdermal plexus, which is therefore the most important to preserve. This plexus lies in depth of the hypodermis. In regions of the body where a panniculus muscle is present (trunk, neck), the subdermal plexus runs immediately deeply and superficially to it. As a practical consequence, when the skin is undermined for primary closure or performance of a skin flap, it must be elevated in depth of the panniculus muscle. In areas where no such muscle is present, the skin must be elevated as close as possible from the underlying fascial or muscular plane.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 1: Vascular anatomy of the skin(a: epidermis; b: dermis; c: panniculus muscle; d: squelettal muscle; 1: subpapillary plexus; 2: cutaneous plexus; 3: subdermal plexus; 4: hypodermis; arrow: direct cutaneous artery)Wound closure optionsSimple closureWound closure may be primary (immediate), delayed primary (before formation of granulation tissue) or secondary (after formation of granulation tissue). Delayed primary and secondary closures are recommended by some surgeons when margin status is uncertain after tumour removal ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>Liptak</Author><Year>2009</Year><RecNum>508</RecNum><DisplayText><style face="superscript">4</style></DisplayText><record><rec-number>508</rec-number><foreign-keys><key app="EN" db-id="eazss09avwsrz8eprrsxeawb0s22r595zapa">508</key></foreign-keys><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>Liptak, J.</author></authors></contributors><titles><title>The Principles of Surgical Oncology: Surgery and Multimodality Therapy</title><secondary-title>Compendium Continuing Education for Veterinarians</secondary-title></titles><periodical><full-title>Compendium Continuing Education for Veterinarians</full-title></periodical><pages>14 p.</pages><volume>31</volume><number>9</number><dates><year>2009</year></dates><pub-location>Yardley</pub-location><publisher>Veterinary Learning Systems</publisher><urls></urls></record></Cite></EndNote>4: the wound is managed as an open wound for a few days while pathology results and margin assessment are pending. When the margins are known to be free of tumour, the wound is closed surgically using any available technique (simple closure, skin flap, skin graft). Several techniques (tension-relieving sutures and incisions, plasties) are available to achieve wound closure when simple closure is not possible. Alternatively, the wound may be left to heal by second intention.Skin flapsSkin flaps are either subdermal (relying on the subdermal vascular plexus) or axial (relying on a direct cutaneous artery). Subdermal flaps are sometimes referred to as “random” flaps, as they rely on the random subdermal plexus to vascularise the elevated skin. This means that these flaps can be harvested in any location and direction. However, the perfusion pressure of the elevated skin has to be estimated as an empirical statistical notion, as the potential presence and direction of direct cutaneous arteries supplying the elevated skin are unknown ( REF _Ref363308041 \h Figure 2). As a consequence, these flaps can only be elevated on a limited length, and their base need to be at least as wide as their free end. As an empirical rule, subdermal flaps should only be 1.5 to 2 times longer than they are wide. Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 2: Vascularisation subdermal flapsSubdermal flaps can either be local or distant.Local flaps include advancement ( REF _Ref368846238 \h Figure 3; REF _Ref368846243 \h Figure 4), rotation ( REF _Ref356651198 \h Figure 5), transposition ( REF _Ref356651841 \h Figure 6) and interpolation flaps ( REF _Ref368848445 \h Figure 7). These flaps are elevated from skin adjacent to the wound. Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 3: Advancement flap 02159000150495019685003128645222250044519851905000Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 4: Double advancement flapFigure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 5: Rotation flapFigure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 6: Transposition flapFigure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 7: Interpolation flapDistant flaps include hinge and pouch flaps, in which a monopedicular or bipedicular subdermal flap is elevated on the lateral aspect of the abdomen or thorax and used to cover a wound on the distal portion of a limb brought to the flap ( REF _Ref363307213 \h Figure 8).Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 8: Principle of distant flapsAxial pattern flaps are determined by the area of skin vascularised by a major direct cutaneous artery (angiosome), after which it is named ( REF _Ref363309628 \h Figure 9a). Many direct cutaneous arteries which can be used to perform axial flaps have been described ( REF _Ref363294947 \h Figure 10). Provided this artery is preserved, such flaps are more robust and survive on greater lengths compared to equivalent subdermal flaps. They can even be islanded, i.e. entirely cut out from the donor site apart from their vascular pedicle ( REF _Ref363309628 \h Figure 9b). However, axial flaps cannot be elevated in any direction: their design has to follow the description of the cutaneous area vascularised by the chosen direct cutaneous artery. The most commonly used axial flaps include the caudal superficial epigastric, thoracodorsal, omocervical, deep circumflex iliac and caudal auricular flaps.a bFigure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 9: Vascularisation of axial flaps (a). Island flap (b)Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 10: Main direct cutaneous arteries of the dogSkin flaps, either subdermal or axial, are transposed with their own vascularisation and can survive on poorly vascular beds or over cavities.Skin graftsSkin grafts consist of transposing free portions of partial-thickness or full-thickness skin to a wound. The transposed skin is therefore no longer perfused and relies on the development of a neovascularisation from the receiving bed for survival. The receiving bed must therefore be healthy and well-vascularised, so that sufficient neovascularisation can develop from it. In veterinary surgery full-thickness grafts, harvested from the ventrolateral portions of the trunk, are most commonly used. Different forms of grafts exist: meshed, unmeshed, pinch, punch and strip grafts. Meshed and unmeshed grafts use a single skin portion to cover the recipient bed. Numerous slit incisions are made in meshed grafts. These incisions allow postoperative drainage which favours graft adhesion and survival. In addition, meshed grafts can be expanded more easily than unmeshed grafts. Pinch and punch grafts consist of a number of few-millimetre-wide portions of skin placed evenly apart in the recipient bed. Pinch grafts are harvested with a scalpel, whereas punch grafts are harvested with a biopsy punch. Matching-size holes or pockets are created in the granulation tissue of the recipient bed to accommodate the grafts. The main advantages of these grafts are that they are easy to perform, allow very good drainage of the wound and withstand infection better than other types of graft. However, the resulting cosmetic aspect is rather poor.Strip grafts consist of several strips of skin placed parallel in the recipient bed. Matching-size strips of granulation tissue are excised to accommodate the grafts. Like pinch and punch grafts, these grafts allow good drainage but often lead to poor cosmetic results. Wound closure decision makingWound closure options depend on the location, age, type, severity and contamination of the wound. In small animals, the great skin elasticity allows primary or secondary closure of many wounds. If not, the wound can either be left to heal by second intention or more advanced reconstructive techniques be used to achieve wound closure. Second intention healing may seem financially attractive at first, but it is often long to complete, requires numerous dressing/bandages and regular follow-up, which may eventually cost more than a reconstructive surgery. In addition, it often leaves an epithelium of poor quality and cosmetics, and occasionally results in skin contractures.Skin flaps and grafts can be used to avoid these drawbacks. In all cases, the surgeon must opt for the technique which, in his hands, is the safest, simplest and cheapest. The technique with the greatest chances of success must be chosen in priority. If several techniques have equal chances of success, the simplest must be preferred. Lastly, the financial aspect may also be accounted for and the cheapest method among the most likely to be successful may also be chosen.Thoracic and abdominal wall reconstructionIt is not uncommon in oncologic surgery that full-thickness resection of body walls be necessary. When resulting defects are small enough, they can generally be reconstructed without any foreign material, by a combination of muscle advancement and transposition. When the defects are too large or surrounding muscles are insufficient (either because of their normal scarcity in the region or as a result of their excision during the oncological resection), reconstruction using foreign material such as meshes can be necessary. In addition, when a large portion of the thoracic wall is resected (i.e. more than 5 or 6 ribs), it may be necessary to use a mechanically resistant reconstruction to avoid physiological disturbances resulting from impaired expansion of the thorax during inspiration.Defects in the abdominal wall can often be closed by simple advancement of the remaining abdominal muscles. However, when this is not possible without excessive tension, or when it is feared that the reduction in the volume of the abdominal cavity may expose to the risk of abdominal compartment syndrome, meshes can be used to fill defects in the abdominal wall.Defects in the thoracic wall may be closed by muscle transposition (e.g. latissimus dorsi transposition) or by implantation of prosthetic material, such as meshesPEVuZE5vdGU+PENpdGU+PEF1dGhvcj5MaXB0YWs8L0F1dGhvcj48WWVhcj4yMDA4PC9ZZWFyPjxS
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ADDIN EN.CITE.DATA 5. When the defect involves the few most caudal ribs, the thoracic cavity may be reconstructed by diaphragmatic advancement. With this technique, the remaining thoracic wall is rigid and the defect is transposed from the thoracic wall to the abdominal wall, which is reconstructed by either muscle transposition or implantation of prosthetic material. When the distance over which the diaphragm is advanced is long enough to prevent the ipsilateral caudal lung lobe from expanding sufficiently, it may be necessary to resect this lung lobe to prevent shunting and postoperative oxygenation problems. References ADDIN EN.REFLIST 1.Pavletic MM. Atlas of small animal wound management and reconstructive surgery. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.2.Williams J, Moores A. BSAVA manual of canine and feline wound management and reconstruction. Quedgeley: British Small Animal Veterinary Association, 2009.3.Slatter DH. Textbook of small animal surgery. Philadelphia, PA ; [Great Britain]: Saunders, 2003.4.Liptak J. The Principles of Surgical Oncology: Surgery and Multimodality Therapy. Compendium Continuing Education for Veterinarians. 2009;31: 14 p.5.Liptak JM, Dernell WS, Rizzo SA, Monteith GJ, Kamstock DA, Withrow SJ. Reconstruction of chest wall defects after rib tumor resection: a comparison of autogenous, prosthetic, and composite techniques in 44 dogs. Veterinary Surgery. 2008;37: 479-487. ................
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