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
2019
Impact of advanced age on microvascular reconstruction of the lower facial third: An American College of Surgeons NSQIP study
Torabi SJ, Chouairi F, Dinis J, Alperovich M. Impact of advanced age on microvascular reconstruction of the lower facial third: An American College of Surgeons NSQIP study. Microsurgery 2019, 39: 487-496. PMID: 30945351, DOI: 10.1002/micr.30455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrovascular reconstructionOperative timeNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysisOlder populationStandard of careImpact of ageLocal flap reconstructionLonger LOHSMore comorbiditiesNSQIP StudyHospital stayComplication rateOlder patientsPerioperative safetySubgroup analysisAdvanced ageMicrovascular flapsFlap reconstructionProcedure typeRetrospective natureAblative proceduresComparable outcomesAmerican CollegeElderly populationNeck reconstruction
2013
Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction for Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
Tanna N, Broer PN, Weichman KE, Alperovich M, Ahn CY, Allen RJ, Choi M, Karp NS, Saadeh PB, Levine JP. Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction for Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2013, 131: 139e-147e. PMID: 23358009, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e3182789b51.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNipple-sparing mastectomyMicrosurgical breast reconstructionBreast reconstructionNipple necrosisMastectomy skin flap necrosisFree flap breast reconstructionNew York University Medical CenterCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELSuperior gluteal artery perforator flapThorough preoperative evaluationGluteal artery perforator flapImmediate breast reconstructionLow complication rateNipple-sparing mastectomiesProfunda artery perforatorSkin flap necrosisBody mass indexFlap breast reconstructionMastectomy specimen weightBreast cancer historyHigh patient satisfactionMajority of flapsChoice of incisionArtery perforator flapMastectomy skin flaps