A prospective, multicenter trial of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) utilization by patients undergoing definitive breast radiotherapy. Background: Perforator flap breast reconstruction ...
The chest wall perforator flap technique offers higher patient satisfaction and lower complication rates compared to other breast reconstruction methods. A study of 346 women showed no cancer ...
Autologous breast reconstruction techniques are classified into different types based on the composition of flaps and the source of the tissue. TRAM refers to the transverse rectus abdominis muscle ...
Adding a lateral row perforator to a dominant medial row perforator may reduce fat necrosis in flap breast reconstruction, according to recent findings. The aim of the retrospective review was to ...
Science Daily: Equation helps assess blood flow to flaps for breast reconstruction
UnitedHealthcare is the target of a class-action lawsuit over its policies, which members claim make it difficult for them to receive deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction ...
Yahoo Finance: Weight of Tissue Flaps Affects Complication Risk After Breast Reconstruction
The American Journal of Managed Care: Patient Satisfaction Higher With Certain Breast Reconstruction Techniques
For women undergoing breast reconstruction using the advanced "DIEP" technique, a simple formula can reliably tell whether there will be sufficient blood flow to nourish the DIEP flap, reports a new ...
CBS News: How a medical recoding may limit cancer patients' options for breast reconstruction
How a medical recoding may limit cancer patients' options for breast reconstruction
Patients who choose breast reconstruction after a mastectomy face several important decisions. Patients can choose breast implant surgery or autologous flap reconstruction—also known as tissue-based ...