Latissimus dorsi flap salvage of the partially failed TRAM flap breast reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 382-389

  Hammond, Dennis C ^a   Simon, Amy M ^b   Khuthaila, Dana K ^b   Hoberman, Liberty ^b   Sohn, Sam ^b  

^a Center for Breast and Body Contouring   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP;

ADULT; AGED; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECROSIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 34447537655     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000267327.88506.54     Document Type: Article

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