This article aims to determine the impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on immediate breast reconstruction by assessing their compatibility for oncological safety and the incidence and management of postoperative complications. A…
Patients who undergo breast reconstruction experience higher complication rates if they have had a history of radiotherapy. However, implant-based reconstruction confers significantly higher complication and reconstruction failure rates compared with…
The armamentarium of the modern breast surgeon includes the time-tested procedures of modified radical mastectomy and lumpectomy with sentinel lymph node biopsy with postoperative radiation, but has evolved to include…
CLINICS IN PLASTIC SURGERY www.plasticsurgery.theclinics.com January 2018 • Volume 45 • Number 1 Related posts: Radiation Therapy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Treatment and the Evidence-Based…
Fig. 70.1 Blunt amputation after a patient attempted to jump onto a train and was dragged under the wheels. This illustrates why blunt amputations are generally not candidates for replantation…
Fig. 61.1 Cross-sectional anatomy of the midportion of the left lower leg depicting the four compartments that must be released when performing a lower leg fasciotomy It is important that…
Fig. 28.1 (a) Clinical picture of a high-energy penetrating injury. Notice the avulsive injury producing a composite defect characterized by loss of both soft and hard tissues. (b) CT demonstrating…
Fig. 11.1 Skin incision for emergency department thoracotomy in a male patient Fig. 11.2 Incision extended through the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and most thoracic musculature Fig. 11.3 Left anterolateral thoracotomy…
Fig. 34.1 The anatomy of the thoracic outlet showing the relations of the subclavian vessels The Subclavian Artery On the right side, the subclavian artery arises from the innominate artery…
