When a breast cancer patient requires a mastectomy, cancer surgeons and reconstructive plastic surgeons at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WUSM now perform a technique called ...

Autologous breast reconstruction techniques are classified into different types based on the composition of flaps and the source of the tissue. TRAM refers to the transverse rectus abdominis muscle ...

D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. Advances in reconstructive techniques have made breast ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Improved abdominal outcomes were reported for deep inferior epigastric perforator and superficial inferior ...

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I’m happy when I see breast cancer patients proudly sporting T-shirts that say, “Yes, they’re fake - my real ones tried to kill me.” Look around you at or think of your eight closest female friends.

Reconstruction of the dorsal vagina or perineum using the vertical rectus abdominus myocutaneous (VRAM) flap following extensive surgery and intraoperative radiotherapy for rectal cancer results in ...