Mastectomy Flap or Subcutaneous Breast Thickness
Mammography is a good tool to evaluate the preoperative thickness of the breast subcutaneous tissue. In our experience, especially in case of conservative mastectomies, patients with a thicker subcutaneous tissue have higher risk to develop ischemic complication of the mastectomy flap.
Authors
- Ferruccio Paganini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5859-1742)
- Elisa Bascialla
- Mario Cherubino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1196-3075)
- Leonardo Garutti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4847-9594)
- Martina Corno
- Federico Tamborini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2099-7632)
- Silvia Cozzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0701-6676)
- Francesca Rovera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8172-3339)
- Nicola Zerbinati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2177-9677)
- Annachiara Tellarini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3958-3412)
- Veronica Fasoli
- Luigi Valdatta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9204-821X)
Institutions
- University of Insubria (IT)
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000004317
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.03