The art and science of autologous breast reconstruction

Breast Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 350-360

  Grotting, James C ^a,c   Beckenstein, Michael S ^c   Arkoulakis, Nolis S ^b  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

^b Grotting Plastic Surgery   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Gluteal flap; Lateral thigh flap; Perforator flap; Radiation therapy; Rubens flap; Skin sparing mastectomy; TRAM flap

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; AUTOGRAFT; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; ESTHETICS; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MICROSURGERY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0141455511     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.2003.09527.x     Document Type: Review

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