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Postoperative Rhabdomyolysis in Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction

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Rhabdomyolysis and its attendant complications of renal failure are uncommon in elective plastic surgery outwith obesity surgery. We present two cases of rhabdomyolysis developing after elective (but) immediate post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. The pathophysiology and the management strategies employed to successfully prevent serious complications are discussed.

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ, UK

    Alex W. N. Reid MA(Cantab), MRCS & Charles M. Malata B.Sc. (HB), LRCP, MRCS

  2. Postgraduate Medical Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge and Chelmsford, UK

    Charles M. Malata B.Sc. (HB), LRCP, MRCS

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  1. Alex W. N. Reid MA(Cantab), MRCS
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Correspondence to Charles M. Malata B.Sc. (HB), LRCP, MRCS .

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  1. Tustin, California, USA

    Melvin A. Shiffman

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Reid, A.W.N., Malata, C.M. (2016). Postoperative Rhabdomyolysis in Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction. In: Shiffman, M. (eds) Breast Reconstruction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18726-6_137

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