Immediate breast reconstruction: Who is more satisfied, the surgeon or the patient?

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 4-7

  Bruant Rodier, Catherine ^a   Mathelin, C ^a   Rodier, J F ^b   Kjartansdottir, T ^a   Meyer, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^b Institut Régional Contre le Cancer   (France)

Author keywords

Autologous flaps; Immediate breast reconstruction; Morphological results; Prosthesis; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPROSTHESIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP;

EID: 2342634424     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-003-0583-9     Document Type: Article

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