Safety of Immediate Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Breast Reconstruction for Patients With Locally Advanced Disease
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Safety of immediate transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous breast reconstruction for patients with locally advanced disease.
HYPOTHESIS Immediate transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous breast reconstruction combined with postoperative radiation therapy after mastectomy is safe and effective. DESIGN Retrospective case series. SETTING University-based teaching hospital. PATIENTS From January 1, 1996, through December 31, 2003, 252 patients underwent mastectomy and immediate transverse rectus abdominis myocutane...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Surgery
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0004-0010
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.140.2.196