One-stage versus two-stage breast reconstruction: prudence in surgical decision-making

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¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
² Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; Global Health-Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA. Electronic address: banderso@uw.edu.

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Alexander J Gougoutas et al. Lancet Oncol. 2017 Feb.

. 2017 Feb;18(2):166-167.

doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(16)30673-8. Epub 2016 Dec 22.

¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
² Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; Global Health-Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA. Electronic address: banderso@uw.edu.

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Two-stage implant-based breast reconstruction compared with immediate one-stage implant-based breast reconstruction augmented with an acellular dermal matrix: an open-label, phase 4, multicentre, randomised, controlled trial.
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