May 2022 Journal Club: Reconstruction Complications; Decreasing Early Lymphedema; Mesh for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - PRS Journal Club

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2022 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Saïd Azoury, Emily Long, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Vu T. Nguyen, MD, discuss the following articles from the May 2022 issue

“A Comparison of Complications in Therapeutic versus Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Reconstruction: A Paired Analysis” by Sergesketter, Marks, Broadwater, et al.

“Reverse Lymphatic Mapping and Immediate Microsurgical Lymphatic Reconstruction Reduces Early Risk of Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema” by Weinstein, Le, Robertson, et al.

“Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of Resorbable Synthetic Onlay and Biologic Intraperitoneal Mesh for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A 2-Year Match-Paired Analysis ” by Othman, Christopher, Patel, et al.

Special guest Jonas A. Nelson, MD, MPH from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Nelson is the Director of Clinical Research in the Division of Plastic Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Cornell. Dr. Nelson completed his residency training at the University of Pennsylvania followed by a Microsurgery Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

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