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Influence of the recipient vessel on fat necrosis after breast reconstruction with a free transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap

Nina Kropf Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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Sheina A. Macadam Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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Colleen McCarthy Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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Joseph J. Disa Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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Andrea L. Pusic Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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Andrew Da Lio Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA
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Christopher Crisera Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA
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Babak J. Mehrara Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New YorkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 96-101 | Accepted 01 Dec 2009, Published online: 22 Oct 2010

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