Introduction The surgical treatment of breast cancer has undergone a paradigm shift and evolved from the Halsted radical mastectomy to the simple mastectomy and now includes breast conservation therapy (BCT). BCT is defined as local excision of the primary tumor…
Introduction It is something of a dent to personal pride to be singled out among so many internationally distinguished contributors to write a chapter on complications in microsurgery. How did the editors know we were so experienced in complications? We…
Introduction The superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) flap relies on its namesake vessels to perfuse the ipsilateral abdomen skin and fat, generally for autologous breast reconstruction. This type A fasciocutaneous flap was described in 1971 for head and neck reconstruction…