Microvascular breast reconstruction and lymph node transfer for postmastectomy lymphedema patients

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 255, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 468-473

  Saaristo, Anne M ^a   Niemi, Tarja S ^a   Viitanen, Tiina P ^a   Tervala, Tomi V ^a   Hartiala, Pauliina ^a   Suominen, Erkki A ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; VASCULOTROPIN C;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE TRANSFER TECHNIQUE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE FLAP; OPERATION DURATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEROMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MICROVESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL FLAPS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84857650446     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182426757     Document Type: Article

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