2020
Microsurgery in the sickle cell trait population: is it actually safe?
Abraham PF, Allam O, Park KE, Alperovich M. Microsurgery in the sickle cell trait population: is it actually safe? BMJ Case Reports 2020, 13: e234924. PMID: 32381529, PMCID: PMC7222880, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-234924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell traitCell traitSickle cell disease patientsSickle cell trait patientsPoor vascular flowPostoperative day 2Indocyanine green angiographySickle cell diseaseMicrovascular free flapsSickle cell disease populationVenous congestionDisease patientsGreen angiographyVenous anastomosisCell diseaseMicrovascular compromiseDisease populationFree flapPatent anastomosisDay 2Flap transferVascular flowArterial Doppler signalsPatientsOperating room
2018
Impact of incidental findings in preoperative CTA imaging for autologous breast reconstruction
Gabrick KS, Godier-Furnemont A, Chouairi F, Avraham T, Alperovich M. Impact of incidental findings in preoperative CTA imaging for autologous breast reconstruction. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2018, 72: 789-794. PMID: 30501967, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2018.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsComputed Tomography AngiographyFemaleHumansIncidental FindingsMammaplastyPerforator FlapConceptsAutologous breast reconstructionCTA findingsCT angiographyIncidental findingBreast reconstructionPatient careYale-New Haven HospitalPreoperative CT angiographyNew Haven HospitalMetastatic diseaseMedical managementFurther imagingAdditional imagingGynecologic proceduresReconstructive microsurgeonsPatientsImaging reportsPerforator mappingCareBiopsyImagingFindingsReportMastectomyAngiographyEvolution in Monitoring of Free Flap Autologous Breast Reconstruction after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
Frey JD, Stranix JT, Chiodo MV, Alperovich M, Ahn CY, Allen RJ, Choi M, Karp NS, Levine JP. Evolution in Monitoring of Free Flap Autologous Breast Reconstruction after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2018, 141: 1086-1093. PMID: 29659449, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000004271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBreastBreast NeoplasmsFemaleFree Tissue FlapsHumansMammaplastyMastectomy, SubcutaneousMiddle AgedNipplesPatient SatisfactionPerforator FlapPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRetrospective StudiesTransplantation, AutologousTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, DopplerConceptsNipple-sparing mastectomyFree flap reconstructionSkin paddleFlap reconstructionAutologous reconstructionRevision proceduresMuscle-sparing transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flapFree flap autologous breast reconstructionAutologous free flap reconstructionTransverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flapGreater body mass indexCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELPercentage of flapsProfunda artery perforatorRectus abdominis myocutaneous flapAutologous breast reconstructionBody mass indexInferior epigastric perforatorGreater mean numberMass indexFlap weightMastectomy weightComparing outcomesBreast reconstructionMastectomy reconstruction