@article{GS10338,
author = {Marco Bernini and Icro Meattini and Donato Casella},
title = {Two-stage implant based breast reconstruction: should we always exchange the tissue expander for an implant right away?},
journal = {Gland Surgery},
volume = {5},
number = {3},
year = {2016},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Two-stage implant based breast reconstruction (IBBR) accounts for more than 70% of reconstructions after any type of mastectomy in US in the year 2014 (1). As for reconstruction after nipple sparing mastectomy (NSM), a single-institution retrospective series on 482 cases [2007–2012] shows that direct-to-implant (DTI) reconstructions are 59.3%, tissue expander (TE)/two-stage 38.4% and autologous flaps 2.3% (2).},
issn = {2227-8575}, url = {https://gs.amegroups.org/article/view/10338}
}