Trends in immediate postmastectomy breast reconstruction in the United Kingdom [PDF]
, 2015 The study aimed to evaluate local and national trends in immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) using the national English administrative records, Hospital Episode Statistics.
Athanasiou, Thanos +9 more
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Bezmiâlem Science, 2022 Objective:Reconstruction of extensive, composite oromandibular defects using osteocutaneous free flaps has become the gold standard procedure over the past two decades, although such reconstruction is associated with severe morbidity in certain patients.
Kemalettin YILDIZ +7 more
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Bilateral breast reconstruction with abdominal free flaps:a single centre, single surgeon retrospective review of 55 consecutive patients [PDF]
, 2016 Breast reconstruction using free tissue transfer is an increasingly utilised oncoplastic procedure. The aim was to review all bilateral breast reconstructions using abdominal free flaps by a single surgeon over an 11-year period (2003–2014).
Chin, Kuen +4 more
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Role of the double muscle gastrocnemius-soleus flap in soft tissue defect reconstruction of the leg in children: Case series [PDF]
Scripta Medica, 2023 The reconstructive surgeon faces a problem when dealing with larger soft tissue lesions over the knee and the proximal two thirds of the tibia, two crucial sites of the lower limb. Large free flaps or pedicled local flaps are two solutions of the problem.
Kalluraya Suryakanth +3 more
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Shaping the Breast in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery: An Easy Three-Step Principle. Part II - Breast Reconstruction after Total Mastectomy [PDF]
, 2009 This is Part II of four parts describing the three-step principle being applied in reconstructive and aesthetic breast surgery. Part I explains how to analyze a problematic breast by understanding the main anatomical features of a breast and how they ...
Blondeel, Phillip +4 more
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Recipient Vessel Selection in Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Free Abdominal Tissue Transfer after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy [PDF]
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2012 Background Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) is gaining popularity due to its superior aesthetic results. When reconstructing the breast with free abdominal tissue transfer, we must readdress the recipient vessel, because NSM can cause difficulty in ...
Sung Jun Yang +4 more
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Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: A 10-year experience [PDF]
, 2015 SummaryBackgroundProviding soft-tissue coverage after wide excision of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is always challenging; according to the literature, a skin graft is often chosen as the first option.
Chan, Tzu-Ching +2 more
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Autologous Microvascular Breast Reconstruction [PDF]
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2013 Autologous microvascular breast reconstruction is widely accepted as a key component of breast cancer treatment. There are two basic donor sites; the anterior abdominal wall and the thigh/buttock region.
Claragh Healy, Venkat Ramakrishnan
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Predictive and Protective Factors for Partial Necrosis in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction. Does Nulliparity Bias Flap Viability? [PDF]
, 2015 Although success rate of deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction has greatly improved, complications still occasionally occur.
Barbara, Cagli +5 more
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Coverage of exposed hardware after lower leg fractures with free flaps or pedicled flaps [PDF]
, 2015 . – OBJECTIVE: The placement of osteosynthetic materials in the leg may be complicated by hardware exposure. Successful soft tissue reconstruction often provides a critical means for limb salvage in patients with hardware exposure in the leg.
Cigna, Emanuele +5 more
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