The use of a pectoralis major flap to improve internal mammary vessels exposure and reduce contour deformity in microvascular free flap breast reconstruction

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-34

  Mosahebi, Afshin ^a   Da Lio, Andrew ^b   Mehrara, Babak J ^a,c  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c FACS   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Contour deformity; Exposure; Internal mammary vessels; Pectoralis flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMARY ARTERY; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; MUSCLE FLAP; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PHOTOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB CARTILAGE; RIB RESECTION; SURGEON; AGED; BREAST TUMOR; MASTECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PAGET NIPPLE DISEASE; PLASTIC SURGERY; RIB; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MASTECTOMY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RIBS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48149098796     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e318151f9fa     Document Type: Article

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