OBJECTIVE: For patients with Poland's syndrome, a transverse skin fold in the anterior axillary pillar, infra-clavicular depression and an anomalous breast contour are the most uncomfortable disfigurements. This study aims to demonstrate that superior aesthetic results can be achieved by using a laparoscopically harvested omentum flap to treat this condition. METHODS: From a prospectively maintained clinical database of patients undergoing a laparoscopic omentum flap procedure for breast reconstruction, all of the patients with Poland's syndrome were identified and their outcomes were studied. RESULTS: Thirteen consecutive patients with Poland's syndrome were treated and evaluated regarding breast contour, reconstruction of the anterior axillary pillar and filling of the infra-clavicular depression. Implants were employed beneath the flap in 76% of cases to improve symmetry. In 23% of cases, a contra-lateral mastopexy was performed, and in 15% of cases, a breast implant was used. The consistency of the flap is similar to natural breast tissue and only a small incision in the breast fold is needed. The majority of patients (85%) were female, with a mean age of 26 (18-53). The flap is extremely malleable, adapts to irregular surfaces, and has a long vascular pedicle. Additionally, its removal does not leave a scar at the donor site as the removal of muscular flaps does. For example, the removal of the latissimus dorsi flap causes a deformity in the dorsal contour. The mean operative time was 201 minutes (80-350) and the mean hospital stay was 2.3 days (1-5). CONCLUSIONS: The outcomes of these patients revealed that the omentum flap technique provided superior amelioration of the deformities caused by Poland's syndrome when compared with other reconstructive options.

Neste estudo, foram realizadas ovário-histerectomias laparoscópicas em 24 caninos. Os procedimentos cirúrgicos foram realizados sob anestesia geral, com os animais em decúbito dorsal. A cavidade abdominal foi puncionada com a agulha de Veress e foi insuflada com CO2. Os animais foram então colocados em posição de Trendelenburg, e quatro trocartes foram introduzidos em diferentes regiões da parede abdominal. Após a identificação do útero, os vasos uterinos foram isolados e ligados com dois clipes de titânio. O corpo do útero foi seccionado cranialmente à cérvix. A bursa ovariana foi exposta, e o ligamento suspensor foi apreendido com uma pinça. Procedeu-se à aplicação de um clipe neste ligamento previamente a sua secção. O complexo arteriovenoso ovariano foi ligado com um clipe e depois foi seccionado em conjunto com o mesovário. O ligamento redondo e o mesométrio foram seccionados com tesoura e cauterização monopolar. O útero e ambos os ovários foram retirados em bloco da cavidade por uma das incisões existentes. A principal complicação transoperatória foi a ocorrência de hemorragia, que ocasionou um óbito e uma conversão para cirurgia aberta. Na maioria dos animais, esta complicação foi adequadamente controlada pela aplicação de clipes e/ou utilização de cauterização monopolar. A realização de ovário-histerectomia em caninos por cirurgia laparoscópica demonstrou ser viável, e a técnica descrita para este procedimento mostrou-se adequada.

Twenty-four female canine subjects were submitted to ovariohysterectomies through laparoscopic surgical procedures. The surgical procedures were performed under general anesthesia with the animals in dorsal recumbency. The abdominal cavity was accessed through a punction with a Veress needle and was inflated with CO2. The animal was then placed in Trendelemburg position and four trocars were inserted in different regions of the abdominal wall. Following uterus identification, blood vessels were isolated and clipped with metallic devices. The body of the uterus was cut cranial to the cervix. The ovarian bursa was exposed and the suspensor ligament was fixed with a nipper. The suspensor ligament was clipped previously to its section. The ovarian arterial-venous complex was clipped and cut with the mesovarium ligament. The round ligament and the mesometrium were cut with a scissors and cauterized. The uterus and both ovaries were removed from the abdominal cavity trough one of the incisions. The most important intra-operatory event was the presence of hemorrhage with one death and one conversion to celiotomy. In the majority of the animals the hemorrhage was controlled with the placement of clips and/or cauterization. The laparoscopic surgery showed to be a suitable technique to perform ovariohysterectomy in canine females.