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Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 3/2017

01-12-2017 | Breast Oncology

Reply to “Complications in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy for Breast Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Unilateral Versus Bilateral Reconstructions”

Authors: Ryckie G. Wade, MBBS, MClinEd, PGCertHR, MRCS, FHEA, Sergio Razzano, MD (Hons), Elaine M. Sassoon, AB, FRCS (Plast), Richard M. Haywood, MBBS, FRCS (Plast), Justin C. R. Wormald, MBBS (Hons), MRes (Hons), MRCS, Andrea Figus, MD (Hons), PhD (Hons), FEBOPRAS

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Special Issue 3/2017

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We thank Schaverien and Butler,1 and McInerney et al.2 for their compliments of our prospective cohort study investigating adverse outcomes in unilateral versus deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction,3 and are equally delighted to provide our perspective on some of their comments. …
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Metadata
Title
Reply to “Complications in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy for Breast Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Unilateral Versus Bilateral Reconstructions”
Authors
Ryckie G. Wade, MBBS, MClinEd, PGCertHR, MRCS, FHEA
Sergio Razzano, MD (Hons)
Elaine M. Sassoon, AB, FRCS (Plast)
Richard M. Haywood, MBBS, FRCS (Plast)
Justin C. R. Wormald, MBBS (Hons), MRes (Hons), MRCS
Andrea Figus, MD (Hons), PhD (Hons), FEBOPRAS
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue Special Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-017-6173-z

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