Anterolateral thigh flap for breast reconstruction: Review of the literature and case reports

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 63-68

  Kaplan, Jonathan L ^b   Allen, Robert J ^a,b   Guerra, Aldo ^b   Sullivan, Scott K ^a  

^a Louisiana Stt Univ Hlth Sci Ctr ^*

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autogenous breast reconstruction; Perforator flap; Thigh flap

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST REDUCTION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 0344923323     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-37807     Document Type: Article

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