The Effect of Low-Dose Nitroglycerin Ointment on Skin Flap Necrosis in Breast Reconstruction after Skin-Sparing or Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy

Background Skin flap necrosis is a common complication after mastectomy and breast reconstruction. It has been proven that nitroglycerin ointment, as a topical vasodilator, can decrease the rate of skin flap necrosis after mastectomy and breast reconstruction. However, nitroglycerin can cause sever...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Min Ho Yun, Eul Sik Yoon, Byung-Il Lee, Seung-Ha Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2017-11-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2017.00934