The influence of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on complications of immediate DIEP flap breast reconstructions.

CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated similar complication rates for patients with and without neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to immediate breast reconstruction, indicating that it is safe to perform an immediate DIEP flap breast reconstruction after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. PMID: 31030303 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31030303?dopt=Abstract

Source: JOP - April 26, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Beugels J, Meijvogel JLW, Tuinder SMH, Tjan-Heijnen VCG, Heuts EM, Piatkowski A, van der Hulst RRWJ Tags: Breast Cancer Res Treat Source Type: research