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Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on the clinical outcomes and cost of deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap versus implants for breast reconstruction

BACKGROUND: Mastectomy in the context of breast malignancy can have a profoundly negative impact on a woman’s self-image, impairing personal, sexual and social relationships. The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap and implants are the two commonest reconstructive modalities that can pot...

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Autores principales: Khajuria, Ankur, Smith, Oliver J., Prokopenko, Maxim, Greenfield, Maximillian, Mosahebi, Afshin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5700517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29166926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-017-0628-y