Improving outcomes in autologous breast reconstruction

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 327-335

  Rozen, W M ^a   Ashton, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autologous; Breast reconstruction; Computed tomography angiography; Deep inferior epigastric artery; DIEP flap; Perforator flap

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAMMAPLASTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 67349099201     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-008-9272-1     Document Type: Article

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