Assessment of the abdominal wall function after pedicled TRAM flap surgery for breast reconstruction: Use of modified mesh repair for the donor defect

<b>Background:</b> The pedicled TRAM flap has been a workhorse of autologous breast reconstruction for decades. However, there has been a rising concern about the abdominal wall donor site morbidity with the use of conventional TRAM flap. This has generally been cited as one of the main...

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Main Authors: Cyriac Chacko, Sharma Ramesh, Singh Gurpreet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2010-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2010;volume=43;issue=2;spage=166;epage=172;aulast=Cyriac