The pleasing end result after DIEP flap breast reconstruction: a review of additional operations

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-76

  Damen, T H C ^a   Mureau, M A M ^a   Timman, R ^a,b   Rakhorst, H A ^a   Hofer, S O P ^a,c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Additional operations; Breast reconstruction; DIEP flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DATA BASE; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIPPLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; NIPPLES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57449089930     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.09.045     Document Type: Article

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