Patient satisfaction and aesthetic results after pedicled transverse rectus abdominis muscle flap for breast reconstruction

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1739-1746

  Moscona, Rony A ^a   Holander, Liora ^a   Or, Drorit ^a   Fodor, Lucian ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aesthetic results; Breast reconstruction; Satisfaction; TRAM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SPOUSE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33845600391     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-006-9096-7     Document Type: Article

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