The efficacy of preoperative mapping of perforators in reducing operative times and complications in perforator flap breast reconstruction

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 859-864

  Uppal, Rajan S ^a,b   Casaer, Bob ^a   Van Landuyt, Koenraad ^a   Blondeel, Phillip ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Costs; Deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap; DIEP flap; Mapping; Perforator

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FAT NECROSIS; GRAFT PERFUSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; OPERATION DURATION; PERFORATOR FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67649390848     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.04.015     Document Type: Article

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