An algorithmic approach to abdominal flap breast reconstruction in patients with pre-existing scars - results from a single surgeon's experience

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1650-1660

  Hsieh, Frank ^a   Kumiponjera, Devor ^a   Malata, Charles M ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Donor site morbidity; Microvascular surgery; Pedicled TRAM flap; Pre existing abdominal scars; TRAM DIEP SIEA flaps

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL BULGE; ABDOMINOPLASTY; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; DONOR SITE; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; HERNIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEPHRECTOMY; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; SEROMA; SKIN NECROSIS; SUPERFICIAL INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY FLAP; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73349126444     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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