A prospective, multicenter trial of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) utilization by patients undergoing definitive breast radiotherapy. Background: Perforator flap breast reconstruction ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Breast reconstruction using the profundal artery perforator flap has high success rates and low complication ...

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 ...

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 ...

When my mother was in her late 30s she was treated for breast cancer; it was the 1960s and breast reconstruction after her mastectomy was not an option. Back then, it was considered cosmetic, elective ...

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 ...

Methods allowing one to locate the position of a cutaneous perforator do not allow one to determine the boundaries of the vascularized skin. In clinical practice this causes complications in the form ...

October 7, 2014 – 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 ...