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ArticleAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2022

Muscle-sparing transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous free flap breast reconstruction following cryolipolysis.

Hkn Kankam, A Hussain, M Griffiths

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Article in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 48% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hkn KankamColchester Hospital, UK.
A HussainBroomfield Hospital, UK.
M GriffithsBroomfield Hospital, UK.
Broomfield Hospital · GBColchester Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryolipolysis refers to the sub-physiological cooling of regional body parts (typically the abdomen) in order to reduce the volume of adipose tissue. It provides a non-invasive alternative to procedures such as liposuction, which have traditionally been considered as relative contraindications for future abdominal free flap-based reconstructions. We describe the first case of a patient undergoing skin-sparing mastectomy and a muscle-sparing transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (msTRAM) free flap breast reconstruction, following cryolipolysis therapy. Pre- and intraoperative radiological investigations and clinical examination showed no obvious adverse effect of cryolipolysis on the flap. The patient recovered well, with no vascular complications noted on follow up.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsFree Tissue FlapsMammaplastyFemaleHumansMastectomyRectus AbdominisBreast cancerBreast reconstructionCryolipolysisLiposuctionTRAM flap

Identifiers

PMID34028299
PMCPMC10335069
OpenAlexW3165133016

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Registered trials

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