Breast Reconstruction, Unipedicled TRAM: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

breast reconstruction, transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap, TRAM flap, autogenous tissue reconstruction, unipedicled TRAM flap, mastectomy, foreign body reactions, capsular contractures

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Michael R Zenn, MD, FACS, Associate Professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Program Director of Plastic Surgery Residency, Duke University Medical Center
Michael R Zenn, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, North Carolina Medical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, and World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
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Medical Editor

Pankaj Tiwari, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Ohio State University
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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
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CME Editor

Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD, Director, Colorado Plastic Surgery Center
Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and Colorado Medical Society
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Chief Editor

James Neal Long, MD, Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Kirklin Clinics
James Neal Long, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Sigma Xi, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, and Southeastern Surgical Congress
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