Patient-Reported Outcomes of Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy: A Systematic Review

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 123-133

  Lee, Clara ^a   Sunu, Christine ^b   Pignone, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEXUALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 67349116349     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.02.061     Document Type: Review

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