Breast Reconstruction with Free Flaps from the Abdominal Donor Site-TRAM, DIEAP, and SIEA Flaps

Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-121

  Lipa, Joan E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; BODY MASS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; DONOR SITE; EVALUATION; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MICROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SMOKING; SUPERFICIAL INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ABDOMEN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 33846915149     PISSN: 00941298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2006.11.015     Document Type: Review

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