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Monopedicled TRAM Flap

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The transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap revolutionized breast reconstruction, allowing surgeons to create a breast that is soft, warm, and with good and long-lasting result [1]. Despite advances in free flap breast reconstruction, pedicled TRAM flap breast reconstruction remains an excellent option for unilateral breast reconstructions. Unlike microsurgical breast reconstruction, the pedicled TRAM flap does not require sophisticated postoperative monitoring and can be performed efficiently in any hospital setting.

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  1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

    Andrea Manconi

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  1. Our Lady of Grace Hospital, Positivo University, Curitiba, Brazil

    Cicero Urban

  2. Plastic and Reconstructive Division, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

    Mario Rietjens

  3. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA

    Mahmoud El-Tamer

  4. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA

    Virgilio S. Sacchini

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Manconi, A. (2019). Monopedicled TRAM Flap. In: Urban, C., Rietjens, M., El-Tamer, M., Sacchini, V.S. (eds) Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62927-8_42

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