title: Discussion: A Comparison of Methods to Assess Mastectomy Flap Viability in Skin-Sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Reconstruction: A Prospective Cohort Study.
authors.affiliation: Chapel Hill, N.C. From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: C Scott
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Hultman
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000637:transplantation*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*
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