Is immediate autologous breast reconstruction with postoperative radiotherapy good practice?: A systematic review of the literature

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1637-1651

  Schaverien, Mark V ^a   Macmillan, R Douglas ^a   McCulley, Stephen J ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aesthetic outcome; Autologous breast reconstruction; Complications; Delayed; Fat necrosis; Immediate; Meta analysis; Outcomes; Radiotherapy; Revisional surgery; Systematic review; Volume loss

Indexed keywords

AUTOLOGOUS BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; FAT NECROSIS; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84888639881     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.06.059     Document Type: Review

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