Table 1 Patient demographics
From: Useful vertical latissimus dorsi flap for partial breast reconstruction in every tumor location
| Â | Mini LD | Vertical LD | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of patients | 50 | 47 | Â |
Factors | Value (%) | Value (%) | P value |
Age (years) | 45.4 ± 6.8 | 44.3 ± 13.1 | 0.1617 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.5 ± 2.7 | 22.8 ± 3.2 | 0.8466 |
Diagnosis | Â | Â | Â |
 IDC | 37 (76.0%) | 27(57.4%) |  |
 DCIS | 9 (18.0%) | 16(34.0%) |  |
 ILC | 1 (4.0%) | 0(0%) |  |
 Mucinous carcinoma | 1 (2.0%) | 2(4.3%) |  |
 Phyllodes tumor | 0 (0%) | 2(4.3%) |  |
Breast volume | 395.6 cc (± 160.1) | 368.85 cc(± 97.6) | 0.1019 |
Specimen weight | 90.9(± 61.0) | 71.4(± 54.1) |  < 0.001 |
|  | 151.7(± 75.9) | 120.5(± 57.4) |  |
Flap weight | 46 (96%) | 30(100%) |  < 0.001 |
Axillar surgery | 2 (4%) | 0(0%) | Â |
 SLNB | 338.4 ± 49.5 | 256.0 ± 60.2 |  |
 AS | 82.1 ± 41.4 | 61.8 ± 14.0 |  |
Total OP time | 13.1 ± 5.9 | 11.6 ± 2.3 |  < 0.001 |
Flap elevation time | 11.1 ± 2.1 | 9.2 ± 2.3 | 0.0021 |
Admission duration | 716.4 ± 306.4 | 524.4 ± 184.1 | 0.1019 |
Drain indwelling duration |  |  |  < 0.001 |
Drain total volume |  |  |  < 0.001 |