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“TRANS”-questionnaire (TRANS-Q): a novel, validated pre- and postoperative satisfaction tool in 145 patients undergoing gender confirming mastectomies

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  1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Jonathon Wanta & Tobias Long

  2. Division of Plastic Surgery, Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

    James Gatherwright

  3. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Rebecca Knackstedt

  4. Case Western Reserve; Cleveland Plastic Surgery (private practice), 25700 Science Park Drive, Suite 190, Beachwood, OH, 44122, USA

    Daniel A. Medalie

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Wanta, J., Gatherwright, J., Knackstedt, R. et al. “TRANS”-questionnaire (TRANS-Q): a novel, validated pre- and postoperative satisfaction tool in 145 patients undergoing gender confirming mastectomies. Eur J Plast Surg 42, 527–530 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-019-01547-5

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