A new classification system for muscle and nerve preservation in diep flap breast reconstruction

Microsurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-90

  Lee, Bernard T ^a   Chen, Chen ^a   Nguyen, Minh Doan ^a   Lin, Samuel J ^a   Tobias, Adam M ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BULGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; FAT NECROSIS; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLE FLAP; PERFORATOR FLAP; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ABDOMINAL WALL; ALGORITHMS; COHORT STUDIES; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76549120307     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20717     Document Type: Article

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