Assessment of the abdominal wall after pedicled TRAM flap surgery: 5- to 7-year follow-up of 150 consecutive patients.

L Mizgala, C; R Hartrampf, C; K Bennett, G

doi:10.1097/00006534-199404001-00013

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Assessment of the abdominal wall after pedicled TRAM flap surgery: 5- to 7-year follow-up of 150 consecutive patients.

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Authors:

C L Mizgala

C R Hartrampf

G K Bennett

Abstract

To define the long-term abdominal consequences of the TRAM flap procedure, 150 consecutive patients were evaluated 5 to 7.5 years postoperatively. Of 137 surviving patients, 135 (98.5 percent) returned a questionnaire (68 single pedicle, 63 double rectus harvest, and 4 single pedicle with contralate...

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