Importance of the suprasternal notch to nipple distance (SSN:N) for vascular complications of the nipple areola complex (NAC) in the superior pedicle vertical mammaplasty: A retrospective analysis

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1278-1283

  O'Dey, Dan Mon ^a   Baltes, Peter ^a   Bozkurt, Ahmet ^a   Pallua, Norbert ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nipple areola complex; Superior pedicle; Suprasternal notch to nipple distance; Vascular complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; BREAST AREOLA; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL INDICATOR; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPRASTERNAL NOTCH TO NIPPLE DISTANCE; TISSUE NECROSIS; VEIN INJURY;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; NIPPLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNUM; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 80052794206     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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