Perforator number predicts fat necrosis in a prospective analysis of breast reconstruction with free TRAM, DIEP, and SIEA flaps

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1335-1341

  Baumann, Donald P ^a   Lin, Heather Y ^a   Chevray, Pierre M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951781396     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181d4fb4a     Document Type: Article

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