February 2025 Journal Club: CT Planning and Autologous Augmentation; The Superthin ALT Flap; Ethical Management of Difficult Patients

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - PRS Journal Club

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2025 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Christopher Kalmar, Ilana Margulies, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Edward I. Chang, MD, discuss the following articles from the February 2025 issue:

“Contralateral Autologous Augmentation in DIEP Flap Reconstruction: Employing Computed Tomography Angiography and Volumetric Analysis for Preoperative Planning” by Hespe, Sugg, Stein, et al.

“Reliability and Safety of the Superthin Anterolateral Thigh Flap: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Perfusion-Related Complications and Donor-Site Morbidity” by Yoo, Kim, and Lee.

“Avoiding Patient Abandonment: A Pathway to Ethical Resolution in Situations of Untenable Patient–Surgeon Relationships” Prescher, Gudex, Mauch, and Vercler.

Special guest, Edward I. Chang, MD, who is a board-certified plastic surgeon and Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Chang trained at the University of California San Francisco for plastic surgery residency, followed by a fellowship in microvascular reconstructive surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He was the 2024 ASRM Godina Fellow, currently serves on the editorial board of PRS Journal, and is widely published in reconstructive microsurgery.

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