"Mammaplasty" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical reconstruction of the breast including both augmentation and reduction.
| Descriptor ID |
D016462
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.218.565 E04.680.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Mammaplasty- Mammaplasty
- Mammaplasties
- Mammoplasty
- Mammoplasties
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reconstructions
- Reconstruction, Breast
- Reconstructions, Breast
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mammaplasty" by people in Profiles.
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Independent risk factors for infection in tissue expander breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Dec; 124(6):1790-1796.
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Variation in physician-patient discussion of breast reconstruction. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Jan; 24(1):99-104.
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What women wish they knew before prophylactic mastectomy. Cancer Nurs. 2007 Jul-Aug; 30(4):285-91; quiz 292-3.