Autologous microsurgical breast reconstruction and coronary artery bypass grafting: An anatomical study and clinical implications

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 181-198

  Rozen, Warren M ^a   Ye, Xuan ^a   Guio Aguilar, Pedro L ^a   Alonso Burgos, Alberto ^a   Goldblatt, John ^a   Ashton, Mark W ^a   Whitaker, Iain S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomical study; Breast cancer; Breast reconstruction; CABG; Computer tomographic angiography; Coronary artery bypass grafting; CTA; Deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap; DIEP; IMA; Internal mammary artery; Internal thoracic artery; Recipient vessels

Indexed keywords

ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CADAVER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MICROSURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; MAMMAPLASTY; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 84863970195     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-011-1948-6     Document Type: Article

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