2022
Flap to Mastectomy Mass: Are Higher Ratios Associated with Greater Breast Reconstruction Satisfaction?
Long AS, Ching A, Hauc SC, Mozaffari MA, Junn AH, Rivera JC, Almeida MN, Alper DP, Allam O, Alperovich M. Flap to Mastectomy Mass: Are Higher Ratios Associated with Greater Breast Reconstruction Satisfaction? Journal Of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2022, 39: 209-213. PMID: 35752166, DOI: 10.1055/a-1885-1540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsEpigastric ArteriesFemaleHumansMammaplastyMastectomyPatient SatisfactionPerforator FlapRetrospective StudiesConceptsBREAST-Q surveysAutologous breast reconstructionBody mass indexPatient satisfactionBreast reconstructionHigh patient-reported satisfactionLong-term patient satisfactionPatient underwent radiation therapySuperior patient-reported outcomesDeep inferior epigastric perforator flapPatient-reported satisfactionUnderwent radiation therapyPatient-reported outcomesNumber of surgeriesMost patientsMass indexRetrospective studySurgery failureBreast ScoreRadiation therapySmall breastsPerforator flapProsthetic techniquesBreast sizePatients
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