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Delayed Breast Reconstruction

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Although immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy is oncologically safe for most patients, its use remains low worldwide. In addition, there are many disparities in its availability which are related to race, sociodemographic factors, and financial and cultural barriers. Then, delayed breast reconstruction remains an option for many patients. There are some surgical procedures that have minor risks, and many of them can be performed in day surgery, like expanders and definitive implants. However, in irradiated patients, it is necessary to do breast reconstruction with autologous flaps. So, the aim of this chapter was to cover the indications, preoperative evaluation, operative techniques, and complications related to delayed breast reconstruction.

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  1. Breast Unit, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Positivo University Medical School and Post-Graduation in Biotechnology, Rua Angelo Domingos Durigan 1240, Casa 1, Curitiba, Paraná, 82020452, Brazil

    Cicero Urban

  2. Breast Unit, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

    Flavia Kuroda

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  1. European Institutee of Oncology, Milan, Italy

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  3. European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

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  4. San Raffaele University and Research Hospital, Milano, Italy

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Urban, C., Kuroda, F. (2017). Delayed Breast Reconstruction. In: Veronesi, U., Goldhirsch, A., Veronesi, P., Gentilini, O., Leonardi, M. (eds) Breast Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48848-6_33

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