Complications of skin-sparing mastectomy followed by immediate breast reconstruction: A prospective randomized study comparing high-frequency radiosurgery with conventional diathermy

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-28

  Meretoja, Tuomo J ^a,b   Von Smitten, Karl A J ^a   Kuokkanen, Hannu O M ^a   Suominen, Sinikka H H ^a   Jahkola, Tiina A ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b PL266 ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Complications; Immediate breast reconstruction; Skin sparing mastectomy

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIATHERMY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL; DIATHERMY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; SMOKING; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 39849088178     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31804a8627     Document Type: Article

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