Ultrasound Shear-Wave Elastography for Follow-Up Fat Induration after Breast Reconstruction with an Autologous Flap

Fat induration is associated with necrosis and remains a common complication in breast reconstructions with autologous flaps after mastectomy. Fat induration can cause deep tissue infection, pain, distress, and anxiety. However, the diagnosis for this problem has not been objectively defined. In the...

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Main Authors: Sowa, Yoshihiro, Numajiri, Toshiaki, Nishino, Kenichi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4596443/