Microsurgery, Volume 44, Issue 7, October 2024.ABSTRACT Septic nonunion after vertebral fusion can lead to significant patient disability. The management of septic nonunions usually involves surgical debridement, bone fixation, and antibiotic therapy. Particularly challenging is lumbosacral vertebral nonunions, which necessitate a difficult surgical approach.
Frank O. F. Reilly +5 more
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Breast Reconstruction in Elderly (>60 years) Women using Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flaps (DIEP) is Safe and Viable: a Comparative Study Syventävien opintojen kirjallinen työ Jarna Heikkinen Kevätlukukausi [PDF]
, 2022 There is still debate concerning the indications for microsurgical breast reconstruction, particularly deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap in elderly women concerning its safety.
Heikkinen, Jarna
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global OpenSummary:. Deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flaps are the current gold standard for autologous breast reconstruction. A delay technique for single-perforator DIEP flap reconstruction had been previously described to improve tissue transfer ...
Sara L. Ma, MS +1 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 BackgroundPerfusion-related complications remain the most common concern in DIEP flap breast reconstruction. Indocyanine green-based fluorescence angiography can be used for the real-time intra operative assessment of flap perfusion. The SPY Elite system
Noémie Girard +8 more
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Comparison of Patient-reported Outcomes after Implant Versus Autologous Tissue Breast Reconstruction Using the BREAST-Q [PDF]
, 2017 Background: The demand for reconstructive breast procedures of various types has accelerated in recent years. Coupled with increased patient expectations, it has fostered the development of oncoplastic and reconstructive techniques in breast surgery.
Bassetto, Franco +7 more
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“It’s a silver lining”: A template analysis of satisfaction and quality of life following post-mastectomy breast reconstruction [PDF]
, 2018 The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version.Objective: In the United Kingdom, the number of women electing to undergo post-mastectomy breast reconstruction is increasing.
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Transdermal Nitroglycerine Patch: An Optional Device to Reduce Flap Venous Congestion? A Case Report [PDF]
, 2013 Sometimes in free flap there is a venous congestion without an obstruction of the venous anastomosis or other organic causes of reduction venous drainage (haematoma, seroma compressing the pedicle).
CORDOVA, Adriana +2 more
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ALGORITHM OF PARTIAL BREAST RECONSTRUCTION WITH PEDICLED PERFORATOR FLAPS [PDF]
, 2010 INTRODUCTION: The authors present an algorithm of partial breast reconstruction following quadrantectomy that allows to restore the breast volume defect with the use of pedicled perforator flaps. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between March 2009 and May 2010,
CILLINO, Michele +4 more
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Surgical Determinants of Patient-Reported Outcomes following Postmastectomy Reconstruction in Women with Breast Cancer. [PDF]
, 2017 This national prospective cohort study compared the patient-reported outcomes of breast cancer patients undergoing postmastectomy autologous reconstruction to those who had breast implants, in terms of aesthetic appearance; levels of psychological ...
Browne, JP +6 more
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Accurate cost of breast reconstruction with DIEP flap and implants in a public hospital in the spanish healthcare system [PDF]
, 2015 La reconstrucción mamaria postmastectomía puede suponer un importante consumo de recursos humanos y económicos para cualquier sistema sanitario. El propósito de este estudio es saber si el peso económico asignado por el Sistema Nacional de Salud Español
Infante Cossío, Pedro Antonio
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