The increased risk of adverse outcomes in bilateral deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap breast reconstruction compared to unilateral reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 143-156

  Wormald, Justin C R ^a,b   Wade, Ryckie G ^a   Figus, Andrea ^a,b  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse outcomes; Bilateral; Breast; Complications; Deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap; DIEAP; DIEP; Failure; Free flap; Meta analysis; Microvascular; Reconstruction; Review; Unilateral

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST SEROMA; DATA EXTRACTION; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; DONOR SITE; EMBASE; FAT NECROSIS; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEROMA; SURGICAL RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADVERSE OUTCOMES; BILATERAL; BREAST; COMPLICATIONS; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP; DIEAP; DIEP; FAILURE; FREE FLAP; META-ANALYSIS; MICROVASCULAR; RECONSTRUCTION; REVIEW; UNILATERAL;

EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; PERFORATOR FLAP; SEROMA;

EID: 84893700420     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.10.024     Document Type: Review

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