Ten years' experience of free flaps for breast reconstruction in a Danish microsurgical centre: An audit

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-12

  Bonde, Christian T ^a   Christensen, Dorthe E ^a   Elberg, Jens J ^a  

^a Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Complications; DIEP flap; Free flap; TRAM flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSURGERY; MORBIDITY; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DENMARK; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 31544455588     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 11013923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310500296016     Document Type: Article

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