Comparing Safety Profiles of Skin‐Sparing and Nipple‐Sparing Mastectomy With Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Retrospective Analysis
Individuals who received an NSM prior to DIEP reconstruction had more flap complications compared to the SSM cohort. Both cohorts had comparable overall 30-day postoperative complication rates and demographic variables, and rate of total DIEP flap loss was 2.4%. Patient preference can further guide surgical decision-making.
Authors
- Rachel Schafer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4996-2141)
- Joseph D. Quick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5590-8169)
- Sarah N. Bishop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7660-7576)
- Steven Bernard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1663-9469)
- Madeleine Blazel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6508-987X)
- Raffi Gurunian
- Shannon S. Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0809-9143)
- Priya Shukla
- Risal Djohan
- Graham S. Schwarz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8553-6819)
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microsurgery
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/micr.31256
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57