Latissimus Dorsi Flap

Overview

4 out of 5 (1 Reviews)

Credits

1.00

Post Assessment Questions

5

Start Date

1 Jan 2021

Last Review Date

1 Apr 2024

Expiration Date

31 Dec 2023

Estimated Time To Finish

60 Minutes


 
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Activity Description

The latissimus dorsi flap is a highly versatile reconstructive option used in head, neck, torso, and breast reconstruction surgeries. Surgeons harvest the flap from the latissimus dorsi muscle, which is richly vascularized by the thoracodorsal vessels. This ensures flap viability and enables its use as a pedicled or free tissue transfer method. This versatility provides ample soft tissue coverage for large defects with excellent skin color and texture match, making it particularly advantageous for aesthetic reconstruction. Early recognition and intervention can often salvage the flap despite potential complications such as flap failure or vascular compromise. Overall, the latissimus dorsi flap is a valuable tool in the armamentarium of reconstructive surgeons, offering effective solutions for complex defects.

Recent advancements have also extended the use of the latissimus dorsi flap to neophallus construction for transgender individuals, showcasing its evolving versatility. This activity provides clinicians with a comprehensive understanding of using the latissimus dorsi flap in reconstructive surgery, emphasizing flap harvest, transfer techniques, perioperative management, patient selection, and postoperative care strategies. This activity enables interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to refine their skills in managing diverse clinical scenarios, emphasizing the indispensable role of the latissimus dorsi flap in modern surgical practice. By fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and communication, this activity equips healthcare professionals to effectively incorporate the latissimus dorsi flap into their practice, leading to enhanced patient-centered care and improved surgical outcomes.


Target Audience

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the learner will be better able to:

  • Identify appropriate candidates for latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction based on the patient's medical history, physical examination, and imaging studies.

  • Implement preoperative optimization strategies, including smoking cessation, nutritional assessment, and wound care preparation, to enhance outcomes for patients undergoing latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction.

  • Select appropriate adjunctive procedures, such as nerve coaptation or skin grafting, and appropriate postoperative monitoring protocols in latissimus dorsi flap surgeries.

  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, including plastic surgeons, oncologists, and radiologists, to develop comprehensive treatment plans and optimize patient outcomes.

Disclosures

The Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine (CUSOM) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest they or their immediate family may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted by CUSOM for resolution, to ensure fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies mentioned in the materials or used as the basis for content, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations.

CUSOM will identify, review, and resolve all conflicts of interest that faculty, authors, activity directors, planners, managers, peer reviewers, or relevant staff disclose prior to an educational activity being delivered to learners. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone bias in any presentation but is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation. Disclosure information for authors, editors, planners, peer reviewers, and/or relevant staff is provided with this activity.

Continuing Education Accreditation Information

 

 

The Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine (CUSOM) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. CUSOM designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AOA Category 1 B Credits and will report CME credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in the activity.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be received in writing and a money back guarantee is provided if not completely satisfied.

  • StatPearls and CUSOM reserve the right to cancel any course due to unforeseen circumstances. StatPearls and CUSOM will not be responsible for other expenses incurred by the participant in the unlikely event that the program is canceled.

Equal Opportunity

  • StatPearls and CUSOM are Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action / Equal Access Institutions. 

Medium or Media Used:

  • Computer Requirements:  Internet Access
  • E-mail Address

Instructions for Credit

  1. Register for the activity and create a StatPearls login.     
  2. Review the required accreditation information:  Target audience, learning objectives and disclosure information.
  3. Complete the entire self-study activity.
  4. Complete the post-test assessments.
  5. Successfully pass the post-test with a minimum score of 100%.
  6. Complete the evaluation form.
  7. Obtain a certificate.

StatPearls and CUSOM adheres to AOA Standards regarding commercial support of continuing medical education. It is the policy of StatPearls and Campbell that the faculty and planning committee disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, that relevant conflict(s) of interest are resolved and also that authors and editors will disclose any unlabeled/unapproved use of drug(s) or device(s) during their presentation. Detailed disclosure will be made prior to starting the activity.

The information provided at this CME/CE activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical/clinical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.

This course is intended for osteopathic physicians who wish to earn AOA CME credit. Take this version of the course to ensure you receive appropriate credit.

 

 
 

Reviews

Howard S. on 9/6/2021

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