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Anatomical Landmarks for Chest Wall Perforators Used for Partial Breast Reconstruction

RECRUITINGSponsored by University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Actively Recruiting
SponsorUniversity Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Started2026-08-04
Est. completion2027-12-01
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
SexFEMALE
Healthy vol.Accepted

Summary

The aim of this 6-month proof-of-concept study is to map out the chest wall perforators in relation to anatomical landmarks for partial breast reconstruction.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years+Sex: FEMALEHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients undergoing elective breast surgery
* Age ≥ 18 years
* Female
* BMI ≤ 30 kg/m2
* Willing and able to give fully informed consent,
* Willing and able to comply with the study procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant patients
* Previous bilateral Breast or axillary surgery
* Undergoing bilateral oncoplastic procedure or requiring bilateral pre-operative marking
* Undergoing breast surgery requiring pre-operative marking of some of the landmarks and has had contralateral breast or axillary surgery in the past
* Surgery planned within 24 hours of screening for eligibility
* Known history of allergy or contact dermatitis to ultrasound gels

Conditions3

Breast CancerBreast Cancer FemaleCancer

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