Targeted Muscle Reinnervation following Breast Surgery: A Novel Technique
Andrew L. O’Brien, Casey T. Kraft, Ian L. Valerio, Juan L. Rendón, J. Spitz, Roman J. Skoracki
Abstract
Post-mastectomy pain syndrome is a prevalent chronic pain condition that affects numerous patients following breast surgery. The mechanism of this pain has been proposed to be neurogenic in nature. As such, we propose a novel surgical method for the prophylactic management of postsurgical breast pain: targeted muscle reinnervation of the breast. This article serves to review the relevant current literature of post-mastectomy pain syndrome and targeted muscle reinnervation, describe our current surgical technique for this operation, and present an initial cohort of patients to undergo this procedure.
Topics & Concepts
ReinnervationMedicineMastectomySurgeryBreast cancerInternal medicineCancerNerve Injury and RehabilitationPain Management and TreatmentPain Mechanisms and Treatments