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01-06-2017 | Breast Oncology

Complications in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy for Breast Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Unilateral and Bilateral Reconstructions

Authors: Mark V. Schaverien, MD, Charles E. Butler, MD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 6/2017

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The authors should be congratulated for their important contribution to the literature regarding the relative risks of bilateral deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction. A recent meta-analysis by the same group, powered by four case series comparing 400 bilateral DIEP flaps in 200 women with 562 unilateral DIEP flaps found that the risks of total flap failure for bilateral DIEP flap breast reconstruction were greater than the expected doubling, with a risk ratio (RR) of 3.3 per patient (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.5–7.3; p = 0.003).1 …

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Title: Complications in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy for Breast Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Unilateral and Bilateral Reconstructions
Authors: Mark V. Schaverien, MD
Charles E. Butler, MD
Publication date: 01-06-2017
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 6/2017
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-017-5809-3

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