Autologous microvascular breast reconstruction

Archives of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-10

  Healy, Claragh ^a   Ramakrishnan, Venkat ^a  

^a BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Free tissue flaps; Mammaplasty; Mastectomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BULGE; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; DEFORMITY; FAT NECROSIS; GRACILIS FLAP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERIOR GLUTEAL ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP; MASTECTOMY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORBIDITY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; OBESITY; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SEROMA; SUPERFICIAL INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY FLAP; SUPERIOR GLUTEAL ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP; WEAKNESS;

EID: 84873035868     PISSN: 22346163     EISSN: 22346171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2013.40.1.3     Document Type: Review

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