An Abdominal Retractor for Reconstructive Breast Surgery

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    An Abdominal Retractor for Reconstructive Breast Surgery

  • IRAS ID

    222047

  • Contact name

    Muhammad Javed

  • Contact email

    muhammad.javed@wales.nhs.uk

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    0 years, 4 months, 19 days

  • Research summary

    One of the criticisms of the DIEP (deep inferior epigastric perforator) flap harvest is its tedious dissection and prolonged operative time. Hence, several operative strategies have been explored, different imaging techniques have been used and refinements in surgical techniques have been made amongst other steps to improve the efficiency of this reconstructive breast surgery procedure. More recently, affordable three dimensional (3D) printers have made it possible for surgeons to develop customised implants for their patients and manufacture surgical instruments. At the Welsh centre for burns and plastic surgery, I have developed a simple cost-effective abdominal retractor specifically designed to retract abdominal wall and the peritoneum during DIEP flap harvest to make the intra-abdominal approach for division of perforator easier.

  • REC name

    Wales REC 6

  • REC reference

    17/WA/0019

  • Date of REC Opinion

    20 Jan 2017

  • REC opinion

    Unfavourable Opinion