Fat necrosis in autologous abdomen-based breast reconstruction: A systematic review

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 443-452

  Khansa, Ibrahim ^a,b,c   Momoh, Adeyiza O ^a,b,c   Patel, Priti P ^a,b,c   Nguyen, John T ^a,b,c   Miller, Michael J ^a,b,c   Lee, Bernard T ^a,b,c  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SURGICAL FLAPS;

ABDOMINAL WALL; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; SURGICAL FLAPS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875027903     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31827c6dc2     Document Type: Review

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