A systematic review of the scientific evidence of venous supercharging in autologous breast reconstruction with abdominally based flaps

Abstract Background Abdominally based free flaps are commonly used in breast reconstruction. A frequent complication is venous congestion, which might contribute to around 40% of flap failures. One way to deal with it is venous supercharging. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the scie...

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Main Authors: Emma Hansson, Venkat Ramakrishnan, Mary Morgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-023-03254-9