A retrospective study of lymphatic transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous/deep inferior epigastric perforator flaps for breast cancer treatment-induced upper-limb lymphoedema

A retrospective study of lymphatic transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous/deep inferior epigastric perforator flaps for breast cancer treatment-induced upper-limb lymphoedema

Abstract Breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL) is a common and intractable complication. To evaluate the possible complications of using lymphatic transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous/deep inferior epigastric perforator (TRAM/DIEP) flaps for breast reconstruction and BCRL treatment, 20 patien...

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Main Authors: Zhuangqing Yang, Sheng Huang, Jiankui Wang, Yan Xi, Xiaojuan Yang, Qi Tang, Juan Du, Jianyun Nie, Tianning Zou, Shaoqing Zhou, Xueliang Tang, Dedian Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00164-1

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00164-1

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