Considering the Optimal Timing of Breast Reconstruction With Abdominal Flaps With Adjuvant Irradiation in 370 Consecutive Pedicled Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flap and Free Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Performed in a Chinese Oncology Center: Is There a Significant Difference Between Immediate and Delayed?

Ann Plast Surg · 2017 · PMC5434969 · PMID 27798424

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A significant increase in flap contracture ( P = 0.043) and an increasing trend in the severity of fat necrosis were observed when radiation was performed after breast reconstruction.

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