Influence of the recipient vessel on fat necrosis after breast reconstruction with a free transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap

Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 96-101

  Kropf, Nina ^a   MacAdam, Sheina A ^a   McCarthy, Colleen ^a   Disa, Joseph J ^a   Pusic, Andrea L ^a   Lio, Andrew Da ^b   Crisera, Christopher ^b   Mehrara, Babak J ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Complications; Fat necrosis; Free flap; Microsurgery; Vessel selection

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAMMARY ARTERY; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; STATISTICS; VASCULARIZATION;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BREAST; COHORT STUDIES; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MAMMAPLASTY; MAMMARY ARTERIES; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; SURGICAL FLAPS; THORACIC ARTERIES;

EID: 77952611454     PISSN: 2000656X     EISSN: 16512073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02844311003675354     Document Type: Article

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