Infection of PTFE mesh 15 years following pedicled TRAM flap breast reconstruction: mechanism and aetiology
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BREAST RECONSTRUCTION USING TRAM FLAP: PROSPECTIVE OUTCOME AND COMPLICATIONS
ABSTRACT Background: The transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap remains the gold standard for postmastectomy reconstruction either immediate or delayed. However, transfer of TRAM flap can be associated with donor site morbidities and complications in flap. A successful reconstruction consists of careful patient selection, surgical technique and meticulous preoperative plannin...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0035-8843,1478-7083
DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2017.0181