Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - PRS Journal Club

May 2018: Mechanical vs Hand-Sewn Anastomoses; Prophylactic Mastectomy Costs; Cheek Volumization & Nasolabial Fold


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In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2018 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Francesco Egro, Nicole Phillips, and Ira Savetsky - and special guest Vu T Nguyen, MD discuss the following articles from the May 2018 issue:

“Mechanical versus Hand-Sewn Venous Anastomoses in Free Flap Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” by Zhu, Wang, Huang, et al.

“The Cost of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Women with Unilateral Breast Cancer” by Billig, Duncan, Zhong, et al.

“Cheek Volumization and the Nasolabial Fold” by Mowlds and Lambros.

Special Guest Vu T Nguyen, MD is an Assistant Professor and Residency Program Director at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Plastic Surgery.

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