ReviewMedical sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2026
PAP Versus DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: Current Evidence and the Unresolved Question of Timing and Oncologic Safety-A Narrative Review.
Maximilian Vlad Muntean, Radu Alexandru Ilieș, Vlad Alexandru Gâta, Ștefan Țîțu, Ioan Constantin Pop, Alex Victor Orădan, Gerald Gheorghe Filip, Roxana Pintican, Nicoleta Zenovia Antone, Patriciu Andrei Achimaș-Cadariu
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Maximilian Vlad MunteanDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Radu Alexandru IlieșFaculty of Medicine, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Vlad Alexandru GâtaDepartment of Oncological Surgery and Gynecological Oncology, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7373-6877 Ștefan ȚîțuDepartment of Surgical Oncology, "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuță" Institute of Oncology, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-5910-8137 Ioan Constantin PopDepartment of Plastic Surgery, "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuță" Institute of Oncology, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-7079-1106 Alex Victor OrădanDepartment of Plastic Surgery, "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuță" Institute of Oncology, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-5911-983X Gerald Gheorghe FilipDepartment of Surgery, Ponderas Academic Hospital, 014142 Bucharest, Romania.
Roxana PinticanDepartment of Radiology, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-2222-3219 Nicoleta Zenovia AntoneDepartment of Oncology, "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuță" Institute of Oncology, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-7497-5578 Patriciu Andrei Achimaș-CadariuDepartment of Oncological Surgery and Gynecological Oncology, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-9928-5883 Funding
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Breast NeoplasmsEpigastric ArteriesMammaplastyPerforator FlapFemaleHumansbreast reconstructionDIEP flaponcologic outcomesPAP flapreconstructive timing
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