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Surgical Delay Of The Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Flap For Autologous Breast Reconstruction, Mark A. Maier, Ryan D. Hoffman, Joshua Levine, Hugo St. Hilaire, Robert J. Allen
Surgical Delay Of The Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Flap For Autologous Breast Reconstruction, Mark A. Maier, Ryan D. Hoffman, Joshua Levine, Hugo St. Hilaire, Robert J. Allen
Medical Student Research Poster Symposium
Background: When women are poor candidates for abdomen-based free flap reconstruction, the muscle-sparing thoracodorsal artery perforator (TDAP) flap may be considered for total autologous breast reconstruction due to its reliable perforator anatomy and function as a pedicled flap, requiring no vascular anastomosis. However, the TDAP flap is not as popular as other autologous breast reconstruction methods since it is often limited by flap size and distal tip necrosis. Objective: We aim to demonstrate a novel use of the delay phenomenon in TDAP flaps for total autologous breast reconstruction. Methods: This prospective IRB-approved study recruited patients between April 2021 and August …
Adaptive Photo-Protection Trial, Giacomo Adoncecchi, Frank Lau, John Macmahon, Carmen Castilla, Catherine Powell
Adaptive Photo-Protection Trial, Giacomo Adoncecchi, Frank Lau, John Macmahon, Carmen Castilla, Catherine Powell
Medical Student Research Poster Symposium
Background A growing body of literature has demonstrated a moderate negative correlation between vitamin D insufficiency and morbidity and mortality from Covid-19 infection.1 Confounding this is the fact that serum vitamin D levels are also low in comorbidities that also correlate with higher Covid-19 mortality.2,3 However, studies of oral vitamin D have not consistently improved COVID outcomes.4,5 Vitamin D – and at least 30 other immunoregulatory compounds – is produced in response to ultraviolet B (UVB) light.1 UVB light is standard of care in several autoimmune diseases, including graft vs. host disease, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and psoriasis.6,7,8 To date, no …