437. Gram-Negative Rod Skin and Soft-tissue infections following Breast Tissue Expander Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients
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Breast Reconstruction following Breast-conserving Surgery with a Subcutaneous Tissue Expander and Latissimus Dorsi Flap
SUMMARY Corrective surgery following breast-conserving surgery is generally challenging due to severe fibrosis induced by postoperative radiotherapy. Although use of the latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap offers a safe and reliable option, exposure of the skin paddle to the skin surface is often inevitable to achieve correction of nipple-areola complex malposition, leaving conspicuous, patchwor...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2328-8957
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz360.510