Risk factors for seroma formation after ALT flap harvest: a retrospective study focused on age and the fascia harvest area

Surg Today. 2026 Aug;56(8):1603-1607. doi: 10.1007/s00595-026-03272-6. Epub 2026 Mar 19.

Authors

Kenji Tsuboi¹, Kento Yamamoto², Eisei Yoshizawa², Masashi Hayakawa³, Hiroshi Furukawa²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic and reconstructive surgery, Aichi Medical University, 1-1, Yazako Karimata, Nagakute-shi, 480-1195, Aichi, Japan. tsuboi@amupras.jp.
² Department of Plastic and reconstructive surgery, Aichi Medical University, 1-1, Yazako Karimata, Nagakute-shi, 480-1195, Aichi, Japan.
³ Department of Plastic and reconstructive surgery, Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital, 4-66, Shonen-cho, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya-shi, 454-8502, Aichi, Japan.

PMID: 41854740
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-026-03272-6

No abstract available

Keywords: ALT flap; Age; Donor-site complication; Fascia; Firth’s penalized logistic regression; Seroma.