Complications of abdominal-based free flaps for breast reconstruction in obese patients: A meta-analysis and case series

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 765-776

  Wolfswinkel, Erik Matthew ^a   Weathers, William M ^a   Bhadkamkar, Mohin A ^a   Bullocks, Jamal ^a   Izaddoost, Shayan ^a   Hollier, Larry H ^a   Brown, Rodger H ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal based; Breast; DIEP; Free TRAM; Microsurgery; MS TRAM; Obese; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BULGE; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; DATA EXTRACTION; DONOR SITE; FAT NECROSIS; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT NECROSIS; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MASTECTOMY; META ANALYSIS; MICROSURGERY; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEROMA;

EID: 84892365671     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: 14350130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-013-0858-8     Document Type: Article

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