Immediate Free TRAM Flap Reconstruction after Mastectomy in Breast Cancer Patients
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Exploring women's experiences of TRAM flap breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer.
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To explore and describe women's experiences of transverse rectus abdominus musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap breast reconstruction following mastectomy for breast cancer. DESIGN Qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive. SETTING A private hospital in Perth, Western Australia. SAMPLE Purposive sampling. Inclusion criteria were English-speaking women who had undergone TRAM fla...
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BACKGROUND The free transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap has proven to be a reliable means of recreating the aesthetic breast form after mastectomy. The purpose of this study was to determine whether neurotization of the free TRAM flap improved sensation of the reconstructed breast. METHODS Twenty-seven patients undergoing 37 free TRAM flap reconstructions were randomized ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Breast Cancer Society
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1598-3641
DOI: 10.4048/jkbcs.2001.4.1.93