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We present immediate postmastectomy reconstruction of small breasts with a laparoscopically harvested pedicled omental flap (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LHPOF<\/jats:styled-content>) in five Korean women.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>From December 2014 to July 2015, we performed immediate postmastectomy reconstruction with an <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LHPOF<\/jats:styled-content> in five breast cancer patients. Data on the patients\u2019 age; body mass index; tumour size; site, type and weight of the mastectomy specimen; operative time; hospital stay; complications; postoperative chemotherapy or radiation therapy; and follow\u2010up duration were reviewed in this retrospective clinical study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean mastectomy specimen weight was 212\u2009g (range: 104\u2013272\u2009g). The mean operative time was 298\u2009min (range: 240\u2013380\u2009min), and the mean harvesting time was 75\u2009min (range: 65\u201390\u2009min). There were no flap\u2010related complications such as fat necrosis or flap loss and no donor site\u2010related complications such as bowel dysfunction, an epigastric bulge or hernia during the follow\u2010up period (average: 8.2\u2009months, range: 5\u201311 months). The cosmetic results were satisfactory.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LHPOF<\/jats:styled-content> can be useful for immediate postmastectomy reconstruction of small breasts, because it provides a soft and naturally ptotic appearance of the reconstructed breast (versus implant\u2010based reconstruction) with low donor\u2010site morbidity (versus other autologous tissue reconstruction approaches).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/ans.13701","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,8,4]],"date-time":"2016-08-04T01:23:53Z","timestamp":1470273833000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Mini\u2010breast reconstruction with an omental flap: a retrospective clinical study"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"87","author":[{"given":"Hoon","family":"Kim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Konyang University Hospital, University of Konyang College of Medicine, Myunggok Medical Research Center  Daejeon Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chi Sun","family":"Yoon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine  Ulsan Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hoon Bum","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Catholic Kwandong University, International St. Mary's Hospital  Incheon Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Byung Kyun","family":"Ko","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine  Ulsan Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gyu Yeol","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine  Ulsan Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kyu Nam","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Konyang University Hospital, University of Konyang College of Medicine, Myunggok Medical Research Center  Daejeon Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,8,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_5_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.amjsurg.2006.06.030"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/145749690309200403"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3109\/0284186X.2011.584554"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00266-013-0217-y"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_6_1","first-page":"e55","article-title":"A simple algorithm for immediate postmastectomy reconstruction of the small breast\u2010a single surgeon's 10\u2010year experience","volume":"12","author":"Kitcat M","year":"2012","journal-title":"Eplasty"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00006534-200104150-00009"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s40064-016-1714-7"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00266-014-0273-y"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/PPO.0b013e318180bce5"},{"key":"e_1_2_5_11_1","first-page":"15","article-title":"The use of the great omentum in the surgery of breast cancer","volume":"71","author":"Kiricuta I","year":"1963","journal-title":"Presse. 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