Breast reconstruction with sensitive TRAM flap reinnervation

Breast Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 345-349

  Doncatto, Léo ^a,c   Hochberg, Júlio ^b   Caleffi, Maira ^a  

^a Hospital Materno Infantil Presidente Vargas   (Brazil)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Maternal AIDS Branch   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AREOLA; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; MAMMARY GLAND; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; REINNERVATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030722231     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.1997.tb00191.x     Document Type: Article

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