Rectus Abdominis Fascia Plication Within DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: Impact on Abdominal Wall Morbidity and Patient Satisfaction Evaluated with the BREAST-Q.

J Clin Med · 2025 · PMC12653567 · PMID 41302975

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0.0727

closest p · 1.5× alpha

0.9990

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a clear trendp = 0.0727so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Postoperative abdominal bulging occurred in six patients in total (9.7%): six patients (16.2%) in the control group and zero patients in the plication group, with a clear trend toward a statistically significant difference ( p = 0.0727) at comparative tests.

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a small trendp = 0.999not close (p > 0.1)

Bulging also appeared not to be linked to medial or lateral row dissection ( p = 0.206, with a small trend toward a higher risk linked to lateral row dissection) and neither to the number of perforators included, i.e., one or more than one ( p = 0.999).

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