Open AccessThe Impact of Combined Risk-Reducing Gynecological Surgeries on Outcomes in DIEP Flap and Tissue-Expander Breast Reconstruction
Author(s) -
Avinash P. Jayaraman,
Travis G. Boyd,
Savannah N. Hampton,
Nicholas T. Haddock,
Sumeet S. Teotia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2292-5511
pISSN - 2292-5503
DOI - 10.1177/2292550320925905
Subject(s) - medicine , breast reconstruction , surgery , mastectomy , diep flap , mammaplasty , body mass index , breast cancer , cancer
In addition to prophylactic mastectomies, BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers are increasingly choosing to undergo risk-reducing procedures such as hysterectomies and salpingo-oophorectomies. Sometimes these surgeries are performed in the same visit as a mastectomy or a revisionary reconstruction procedure. Literature lacks descriptions of complications and trends for these combined surgeries.