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Brief Title: Sensory Nerve Coaptation in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction
Official Title: Nerve Coaptation Improves the Sensory Recovery of the Breast in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction
Study ID: NCT04093999
Brief Summary: Restoring the sensation of the breast becomes increasingly recognized as a critical part of autologous breast reconstruction. A prospective study was conducted of all patients who underwent either innervated or non-innervated deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction in Maastricht University Medical Center between August 2016 and August 2018 and who returned between for a follow-up visit between the start of the study and August 2019. Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments were used for sensory testing of the breast.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
Name: René van der Hulst, MD, PhD
Affiliation: Maastricht University Medical Center
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR