August 4, 2025Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global OpenOpen Access

Chest Wall Perforator Flaps in Partial Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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MAIN FINDING: The meta-analysis reviewed 1893 unilateral flaps, revealing a 13% rate of recipient-site complications and 1% flap loss.
KEY EVIDENCE: Reexcision and completion mastectomy rates were 12.9% and 1.46%, showing low complications associated with CWPFs.
APPROACH: A systematic literature review and proportional meta-analysis provided pooled complication rates and confidence intervals.
SIGNIFICANCE: The findings support CWPFs as a viable option for partial breast reconstruction with favorable outcomes and broad applicability.

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Systematic review and meta-analysis shows 13% complication rate in chest wall perforator flaps for partial breast reconstruction, indicating high patient satisfaction.

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Nava et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Systematic review and meta-analysis shows 13% complication rate in chest wall perforator flaps for partial breast reconstruction, indicating high patient satisfaction.

Chest Wall Perforator Flaps in Partial Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Chest Wall Perforator Flaps in Partial Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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