Breast Reconstruction

East Cooper Regional Medical Center surgeons perform innovative breast reconstruction

Published in Healthcare Finance, Tax and Law Weekly, November 15th, 2006

During a seven-hour operation at East Cooper Regional Medical Center, a surgical team performed breast reconstruction on a Pennsylvania woman using tissue donated by her identical twin.

The surgery involving identical twins is believed to be the first bilateral breast reconstruction and the third of its kind ever performed in the world. The first two surgeries were performed in 2000 and in 2001 at East Cooper Regional Medical Center's sister hospital at the time, Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans.

Robert J. Allen, MD, a reconstructive microsurgeon at East Cooper Regional Medical Center (ECRMC), led the surgical team, which included James E....

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Source: Healthcare Finance, Tax and Law Weekly (2006-11-15)

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