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Mastectomy Weight and Tissue Expander Volume Predict Necrosis and Increased Costs Associated with Breast Reconstruction

INTRODUCTION: Impaired vascular perfusion in tissue expander (TE) breast reconstruction leads to mastectomy skin necrosis. We investigated factors and costs associated with skin necrosis in postmastectomy breast reconstruction. METHODS: Retrospective review of 169 women with immediate TE placement f...

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Autores principales: Yalanis, Georgia C., Nag, Shayoni, Georgek, Jakob R., Cooney, Carisa M., Manahan, Michele A., Rosson, Gedge D., Sacks, Justin M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4527624/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26301139
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000000408