Abdominally Based Free Flap Planning in Breast Reconstruction with Computed Tomographic Angiography
Ohkuma R, Mohan R, Baltodano P, Lacayo M, Broyles J, Schneider E, Yamazaki M, Cooney D, Manahan M, Rosson G. Abdominally Based Free Flap Planning in Breast Reconstruction with Computed Tomographic Angiography. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2014, 133: 483-494. PMID: 24572842, DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000438058.44505.d8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlap-related complicationsDonor site morbidityTomographic angiographyOperative timeDoppler ultrasonographyPreoperative mappingBreast reconstructionPostoperative flap-related complicationsShort-term postoperative outcomesFree flap breast reconstructionFlap breast reconstructionBreast reconstruction outcomesRandom-effects modelEnglish-language citationsPostoperative outcomesComplication rateUltrasonography groupRelative riskInclusion criteriaAngiographyFree flapReconstruction outcomesUltrasonographyMorbidityComplications