Tram Description
Descrição do TRAM

Dear Editor,

Due to the educational character of the magazine, as there are a large number of resident readers still in training, I believe that these observations are quite pertinent. Reading the last volume of the Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, in the article by Cunha et al. (2021)¹, entitled “Systematization of abdominal wall reconstruction after reconstruction with TRAM”, the following sentence can be seen in the introduction chapter, at the beginning of the second paragraph: “The TRAM was first described by Holmström, in 2006, and popularized by Hartrampf et al., in 1987 and Gandolfo, in 1996”. Two corrections can be made here: Holmström’s² description was in 1979, and for the microsurgical flap, that is, it was not made on the mentioned date; and it was Robbins³ who made the first description of the transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap (TRAM), in 1979, being modified by Hartrampf et al. (1982) ⁴ and Gandolfo (1982) ⁵, who made it popular⁶.

REFERENCES

1. Cunha AS, Costa RSC, Daher JC, Silva SV, Castro COP, Damasio AA, et al. Sistematização de reconstrução da parede abdominal pós-reconstrução com TRAM. Rev Bras Cir Plást. 2021;36(1):15-20.

2. Holmström H. The free abdominoplasty flap and its use in breast reconstruction. An experimental study and clinical case report. Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg. 1979;13(3):423-7.

3. Robbins (...). 1979.

4. Hartrampf CR, Scheflan M, Black PW. Breast reconstruction with a transverse abdominal island flap. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1982 Fev;69(2):216-25.

5. Gandolfo (...). 1982.

6. Saldanha Filho OR, Saldanha O, Cação E, Menegazzo MR, Cazeto D, Canchica AC, et al. Reconstrução de mama com miniabdominoplastia reversa. Rev Bras Cir Plást. 2017;32(4):505-12.

1. Private Clinic, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.

Corresponding author: Lincoln Graça Neto, Rua Alferes Ângelo Sampaio, 2029, Batel, Curitiba, PR, Brazil. Zip Code: 80420-160 E-mail: lgracaneto@hotmail.com

Article received: March 30, 2021.
Article accepted: May 24, 2021.

Conflicts of interest: none