Outcomes of a Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Program



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Breast Cancer, Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:20 - 70
Updated:4/17/2018
Start Date:September 2007
End Date:September 2020
Contact:Bernard T Lee, MD
Email:blee3@bidmc.harvard.edu
Phone:617.632.7835

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The purpose of this study is to analyze an institution's experience with starting a
subspecialized DIEP flap program.

The purpose of this study is to analyze an institution's experience with starting a
subspecialized DIEP flap program and to determine whether other hospitals would benefit from
instituting a similar program. Prior studies have compared the outcome from a DIEP flap
program with that of TRAM flaps within the same center. Other studies have calculated the
cost of a DIEP flap and its complication rate. However, no one has examined the overall
effects of a subspecialized reconstruction program and its impact on a health center. In this
study, we will determine if the institutionalization of a DIEP flap program has increased our
center's rate of breast reconstruction, as well as evaluate its outcomes and overall
financial viability.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Intraductal carcinoma

- Lobular carcinoma

- Infiltrating ductal carcinoma

- Paget's disease

- BRCA positive

Exclusion Criteria:

- Inflammatory carcinoma of the breast
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330 Brookline Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
617-667-7000
Phone: 617-632-7835
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