Prof. Dr. med. P. Niclas Broer

Mikrochirurgie

• Soft tissue correction of craniofacial microsomia and progressive hemifacial atrophy.
  Tanna N, Broer PN, Roostaeian J, Bradley JP, Levine JP, Saadeh P.
  J Craniofac Surg. 2012 Nov;23(7 Suppl 1):S82-5
• Microsurgical breast reconstruction for nipple-sparing mastectomy.
  Tanna N, Broer PN, Weichman KE, Wilson SC, Allan A, Levine JP, Ahn C, Choi M, Karp N, Allen R. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Feb;131(2):139e-147e.
• Ten-year evolution utilizing computer-assisted reconstruction for giant Ameloblastoma.
  Broer PN, Tanna, N, Franco PB, Thanik V, Garfein E, Sadeeh P, Hirsch D, Levine JP. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2013 Mar; 29 (3):173-80
• The role of autologous fat grafting in secondary microsurgical breast reconstruction.
  Weichman KE, Broer PN, Tanna N, Wilson SC, Allan A, Levine JP, Ahn C, Choi M, Karp N, Allen R. Ann Plast Surg. 2013 Jul;71(1):24-30.
• Buried flap reconstruction in nipple-sparing mastectomies: Advancing towards single-stage breast reconstruction.
  Levine SM, Snider C, Gerald G, Tanna N, Broer PN, Stolier A, Sadeghi A, Allen RJ Sr..
  Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Oct;132 (4):489e-97e
• Venous coupler size in autologous breast reconstruction: does it matter?
  Broer PN, Weichman K, Tanna N, Wilson S, Reuben NG, Ahn C, Choi M, Karp N, Levine JP, Allen R. Microsurgery. 2013 Sep 3. doi: 10.1002/micr.22169
• Verwendung des Couplergerätes in der autologen Brustrekonstruktion.
  Broer PN, Weichman K, Tanna N, Wilson S, Reuben NG, Ahn C, Choi M, Karp N, Levine JP, Allen R. Senologie - Zeitschrift für Mammadiagnostik und -therapie 2013; 10 - A17
• Increased hospital volume is associated with improved outcomes following abdominal-based breast reconstruction.
  Tuggle C, Patel A, Broer N, Persing JA, Sosa JA, Au A. J Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2014 Dec;48(6):382-8
• The certificate of added qualifications in microsurgery: consideration for subspecialty certification in microvascular surgery in the United States.
  Layliev J, Broer PN, Saadeh PB, Crisera CA, Wu LC, Boyd JB, Serletti JM, Levine JP, Roostaeian J, Tanna N. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Jan;135(1):313-6
• Microsurgical breast reconstruction in thin patients: the impact of low body mass indices. Weichman KE, Tanna N, Broer PN, Wilson S, Azhar H, Karp NS, Choi M, Ahn CY, Levine JP, Allen RJ Sr. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2015 Jan;31(1):20-5
• Patient reported satisfaction and quality of life following breast reconstruction in thin patients: a comparison between microsurgical and prosthetic implant recipients.
  Weichman K, Broer PN, Thanik V, Wilson S, Tanna N, Levine J, Choi M, Karp N, Hazen A. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Aug;136(2):213-20
• Anatomische Variabilität der Durchblutung am Unterbauch. Auswirkungen auf das operative Vorgehen bei der Brustrekonstruktion. Anatomic variability of the perfusion of the lower abdomen and its implications for breast reconstruction. (Article in German).
  Ninkovic N, Broer PN. J Aesthet Chir 2015 8:137-143
• To resect or not to resect: the effects of rib-sparing harvest of the internal mammary vessels in microsurgical breast reconstruction.
  Wilson S, Weichman K, Broer PN, Ahn CY, Allen RJ, Saadeh PB, Karp NS, Choi M, Levine JP, Thanik VD. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2016 Feb;32(2):94-100
• Added qualifications in microsurgery: Consideration for subspecialty certification in microvascular surgery in Europe.
  Heidekrueger PI, Tanna N, Weichman KE, Szpalski C, Tos P, Ninkovic M, Broer PN. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2016 Jul;32(6):476-83
• Extending the limits of microsurgical reconstruction in patients with moderate to very severe obesity: single-center 6-year experiences.
  Heidekrueger PI, Heine-Geldern A, Ninkovic M, Herter F, Mueller C, Broer PN. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2016 Oct 31
• One versus two venous anastomoses in microvascular lower extremity reconstruction using gracilis muscle or anterolateral thigh flaps.
  Heidekrueger PI, Ehrl D, Heine-Geldern A, Ninkovic M, Broer PN. Injury. 2016 Oct 17. pii: S0020-1383(16)30666-0.
• Microsurgical reconstruction in patients greater than 80 years old.
  Heidekrueger PI, Heine-Geldern A, Ninkovic M, Herter F, Schmauss D, Aung T, Broer PN. Microsurgery. 2016 Nov 29. doi: 10.1002/micr.30132
• Microsurgical forehead reconstruction.
  Ehrl D, Niclas Broer P, Heidekrueger PI, Ninkovic M.J Craniofac Surg. 2017 Jan;28(1):212-217
• End-to-end versus end-to-side anastomoses in free flap reconstruction: single centre experiences. Heidekrueger PI, Ninkovic M, Heine-Geldern A, Herter F, Broer PN. J Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2017 Feb 2:1-4. doi: 10.1080/2000656X.2017.1283321
• One versus two venous anastomoses in microvascular upper extremity reconstruction.
  Ehrl D, Heidekrueger PI, Heine-Geldern A, Ninkovic M, Broer PN. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2017 May 4. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1602759
• Impact of two attendings on the outcomes of microvascular limb reconstruction.
  Ehrl D, Heidekrueger PI, Ninkovic M,Broer PN. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2018 Jan;34(1):59-64. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1606541
• The spreaded gracilis flap revisited: Comparing outcomes in lower limb reconstruction. Heidekrueger PI, Ehrl D, Ninkovic M, Thiha A, Prantl L, Herter F, Mueller C,Broer PN.
  Microsurgery, 2017 Nov;37(8):873-880
• Effect of preoperative medical status on microsurgical free flap reconstructions: A matched cohort analysis of 969 cases.
  Ehrl D, Heidekrueger PI, Ninkovic M, Broer PN. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2017 Oct 27. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1607309
• Impact of Duration of Perioperative Ischemia on Outcomes of Microsurgical Reconstructions.
  Ehrl D, Heidekrueger PI, Ninkovic M, Broer PN. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2018 Jan 22. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1621729

Rekonstruktive Kopf-Hals-Chirurgie

• Macrostomia: A spectrum of deformity.
  Buonocore S, Broer PN, Walker M, da Silva Freitas R, Franco D, Alonso N. Ann Plast Surg. 2013 May 6.
• A multi-center experience with image-guided surgical navigation in complex craniomaxillofacial surgery: should it be the new standard of care?
  Thurston TE, Andrews BT, Tanna N, Broer PN, Levine JP, Bradley JP. Plast Reconstr Surg. Nov 2012; 130 (5S-1): 7
• Acellular cadaver dermis for reconstruction of complex scalp defects.
  Smith DA, Hoang D, Broer N, Narayan D. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2012 Mar;65(3):406-7
• A novel approach to frontal sinus surgery. Treatment algorithm revisited.
  Broer PN, Levine SM, Tanna N, Weichman KE, Hershman G, Caldroney SJ, Allen RJ Jr, Hirsch DL, Saadeh PB, Levine JP. J Craniofac Surg. 2013 May; 24(3):992-5
• A multicenter experience with image-guided surgical navigation: broadening clinical indications in complex craniomaxillofacial surgery.
  Andrews BT, Thurston TE, Tanna N, Broer PN, Levine JP, Kumar A, Bradley JP. J Craniofac Surg. 2015 Jun;26(4):1136-9
• Beard reconstruction: A surgical algorithm.
  Ninkovic M, Heidekrueger PI, Ehrl D, von Spiegel F, Broer PN.J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2016 Apr 6. pii: S1748-6815(16)30007-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2016.03.017
• Safe and sustainable: the extracranial approach toward frontoethmoidal meningoencephalocele repair.
  Heidekrueger PI, Thu M, Mühlbauer W, Holm-Mühlbauer C, Schucht P, Anderl H, Schoeneich H, Aung K, Mg Ag M, Thu Soe Myint A, Juran S, Aung T, Ehrl D, Ninkovic M, Broer PN. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2017 Jul 21:1-7.

Brust & Ästhetische Chirurgie

• The Ruth-Graf technique in secondary mammaplasty. Graca Neto L, Reis de Araujo LR, Baggio M, Broer PN, Graf R. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Jan;131(1):125e-7e
• A novel technique for nipple sparing mastectomy and immediate reconstruction in patients with macromastia.
  Broer N, Narayan D, Grube B. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Jun:125(6):85
• The impact of breast implants on NAC perfusion, in vivo.
  Teng E, Lentz RL, Broer PN, Madhavi RM, Kwei SK. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Jul; 130(1S):88
• Nasal aesthetics- a cross-cultural analysis.
  Broer PN, Buonocore S, Morillas A, Tanna N, Walker M, Liu J, Ng R, Persing JA. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Dec;130 (6):843e-50e
• AlloDerm plication: a novel technique for enhancing acellular dermis-assisted breast reconstruction. Walker M, Broer PN, Kwei S, et al. European Journal of Plastic Surgery: Volume 36, Issue 9 (2013), Page 545-552
• Aesthetic breast shape preferences among plastic surgeons.
  Broer PN, Walker M, Shah A, Patel A, Agroskin S, Teng E, Ng R, Liu Y, Persing JA, Thomson JG. Annals of Plastic Surgery
• Plastic Surgery – Quo Vadis? Current trends and future projections of aesthetic plastic surgical procedures in the United States of America.
  Broer PN, Levine S, Juran S. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Mar;133(3):293e-302e
• The Impact of geographic, ethnic and demographic dynamics on the perception of beauty.
  Broer PN, Juran S, Liu Y-J, Weichman K, Tanna N, Walker ME, Ng R, Persing JA. J Craniofac Surg. 2014 Mar;25(2):e157-61
• The hybrid approach for reconstruction of severely destructed lower eyelids: combination of skin grafting, temporary tarsorrhaphy, and autologous fat grafting for cicatricial ectropion after injection of commercial grade silicone.
  Voigt S, Broer PN, Lorenz S, Ninkovic M, von Spiegel F. J Craniofac Surg. 2015 Jan;26(1):e8-e10.
• Cadaveric study of breast measurements during augmentation with implants.
  Forte AJ, Barbosa MP, Persing JA, Alonso N, Berlin N, Broer N, Narayan D, Kwei S. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Apr;135(4):699e-710e
• Lip attractiveness: A cross-cultural analysis.
  Heidekrueger PI, Szpalski C, Weichman K, Juran S, Ng R, Claussen C, Ninkovic M, Broer PN. Aesthet Surg J. 2016 Sep 27
• In Vivo changes of breast perfusion after augmentation.
  Teng E, Broer PN, Heidekrueger PI, Forte AJ, Lentz R, Durand M, Raghu M, Kwei SL. Aesthet Surg J. 2016 Nov;36(10):1133-1140.
• Global aesthetic surgery statistics: a closer look.
  Heidekrueger PI, Juran S, Ehrl D, Aung T, Tanna N, Broer PN. J Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2016 Nov 15:1-5.
• The current preferred female lip ratio.
  Heidekrueger PI, Juran S, Szpalski C, Larcher L, Ng R, Broer PN.
  J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2017 Feb 12. pii: S1010-5182(17)30061-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2017.01.038
• The ideal buttock size: a sociodemographic morphometric evaluation.
  Heidekrueger PI, Sinno S, Tanna N, Szpalski C, Juran S, Schmauss D, Ehrl D, Ng R, Ninkovic M, Broer PN. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Jul;140(1):20e-32e
• Current trends in breast augmentation: an international analysis.
  Heidekrueger PI, Sinno S, Hidalgo DA, Colombo M, Broer PN. Aesthet Surg J. 2017 Jun 7. doi: 10.1093
• The ideal ear position in Caucasian females.
  Broer PN, Thiha A, Ehrl D, Sinno S, Juran S, Szpalski C, Ng R, Ninkovic M, Prantl L, Heidekrueger PI. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2017 Dec 26. pii: S1010-5182(17)30449-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2017.12.017

Hand & Verbrennungschirurgie

• Novel use of orthopedic limb positioning device for brachioplasty.
  Hoang D, Broer N, Narayan D. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Mar;127(3):71-2
• The Effects of A1 Pulley Release after Flexor Tendon Repair in a Cadaveric Model.
  Buonocore S, Broer PN, Alain K, Shaw-Martinez R, Thomson G. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Oct;130(4):857-64
• Post-burn head and neck reconstruction: an algorithmic approach.
  Heidekrueger PI, Broer PN, Tanna N, Ninkovic M. J Craniofac Surg. 2016 Jan;27(1):150-5
• Outcomes of denervation, joint lavage and capsular imbrication for painful thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis.
  Ehrl D, Erne HC, Broer PN, Metz C, Falter E.
  J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2016 Feb 24. pii: 1753193416632149
• Painful thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis: Results of a novel treatment approach.
  Ehrl D, Erne HC, Broer PN, Metz C, Falter E.J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2016 Feb 23. pii: S1748-6815(16)00078-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2016.02.005
• The MEEK technique: 10-year experience at a tertiary burn centre.
  Almodumeegh A, Heidekrueger PI, Ninkovic M, Rubenbauer J, Hadjipanayi E, Broer PN. Int Wound J. 2016 Aug 4. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12650.
• Topical negative pressure wound therapy of burned hands: functional outcomes.
  Ehrl D1, Heidekrueger PI, Broer PN, Erne HC. J Burn Care Res. 2017 Mar 31. doi: 10.1097
• Autologous fat injection vs. Lundborg´s resection arthroplasty for the treatment of trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis.
  Erne H, Cerny M, Ehrl D, Bauer AT, Schmauss V, Moog P, Broer N, Loew S, Schmauss D. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Jan;141(1):119-124. doi: 10.1097

Allgemein

• The rationale behind collecting umbilical cord blood.
  Zech N, Broer N, Zech M, et al. J Turkish-German Gynecol Assoc 2010; 11:99-101
• Hippolyte Morestin 1869-1918. A Biography.
  Broer N. History of Plastic Surgery. 2010 1(1):17-23
• The role of academic plastic surgery institutions in addressing the global burden of surgical disease.
  Patel A, Sinha A, McRae M, Broer N, Watkins J, Persing JA. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Feb;127(2):1019-20
• Benjamin Alcock and the pudendal canal.
  Colebunders B, Matthew MK, Broer N, Persing JA, Dellon AL. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2011 May 27
• Novel use of acellularized dermis for breast reconstruction.
  Tom L, Broer N, Hoang D, Narayan D. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Jul;128(1):31e-3e
• “Friending” facebook?
  Patel A, Broer N, Patel S, Singh D. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Jul;128(1):45-6
• A proposal for the timing of management of patients with melanoma presenting during pregnancy.
  Broer N, Buonocore S, Goldberg C, Truini C, Faries MB, Narayan D, Ariyan S. J Surg Oncol. 2012 Jul 1;106(1):36-40.
• Changes in Leptin hormone serum levels in hyperparathyroid patients undergoing minimally invasive parathyroidectomies.
  Hoang D, Broer N, Abitbol N, Yao X, Li F, Rivera FM, Toomre D, Roman S, Sosa JA, Li A, Narayan D. Journal of Surgical Research, Feb 2012, 172(2): 235-236.
• Leptin - A novel hormone of parathyroid neoplasms.
  Hoang D, Broer N, Abitbol N, Yao X, Li F, Rivera FM, Toomre D, Roman S, Sosa JA, Li A, Narayan D. Journal of Surgical Research Feb 2012, 172(2): 238
• Orbituary: Remembering the legacy of Dr. William W. Shaw.
  Tanna N, Broer PN, Allen R, Aston SJ, Baker D, Bradley JP, Chiu D, DeLacure M, Lesavoy M, Levine J, Mehrara B, Mu L, McCarthy J. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Feb;131(2):270e-4e.
• Deepithelialized flap closure: an adjunct to complex ventral hernia repairs.
  Hoang D, Abitbol N, Broer N, Narayan D. Ann Plast Surg. 2013 Aug;71(2):198-202.
• Desmoplastic melanoma: a 12-year experience with sentinel lymph node biopsy.
  Broer PN, Walker ME, Goldberg C, Buonocore S, Braddock DT, Lazova R, Narayan N, Ariyan S. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2013 Jul;39 (7):681-5.
• Chairs and chiefs of plastic surgery: is it an insider job?
  Tanna N, Levine SM, Broer PN, Reavey PL, Weichman KE, Roostaeian J, Andrews BT, Lerman OZ, Saadeh PB, Levine JP. J Craniofac Surg. 2013;24:1146-8
• Chirurgische Therapie des Dekubitus: Vorbereitung, Durchführung, Nachsorge. Deutsche Apotheker Zeitung (Surgical therapy of the decubitus patient: preparation, surgical planning & after care). Leuthner P, Broer PN, Ninkovic N (DAZ 15); Ausgabe 09.04.15
• Plastic surgery statistics in the US: Evidence and implications.
  Heidekrueger PI, Juran S, Patel A, Tanna N, Broer PN. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2016 Apr;40(2):293-300
• Surgical needs of refugee populations in the European Union: Implications for plastic and reconstructive surgery.
  Broer PN, Juran S. Ann Plast Surg. 2016 Jun;76(6):609-10.
• The role of plastic surgeons in advancing global development.
  Broer PN, Jenny HE, Ng-Kamstra JS, Juran S. Ann Plast Surg. 2016 Jan;77(1):1-3
• Leptin is produced by parathyroid glands and stimulates parathyroid hormone secretion.
  Hoang D, Broer N, Sosa JA, Abitbol N, Yao X, Li F, Rivera-Molina F, Toomre DK, Roman SA, Sue G, Kim S, Li AY, Callender GG, Simpson C, Narayan D. Ann Surg. 2016 Sep 8.
• A profile of Germany’s refugee populations.
  Juran S, Broer PN. Population and Development Review, Volume 43, Number 1, March 2017
• Treatment options for pilonidal disease.
  Ehrl D, Choplain C, Heidekrueger P, Erne HC, Rau HG, Broer PN. Am Surg. 2017 May 1;83(5):453-457
• Divisive influence of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist polymorphisms in melanoma patients.
  Broer PN, Aung T, Heidekrueger PI, Prantl L, Narayan D. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc. 2017;67(3-4):319-326. doi: 10.3233
• A prospective, randomized-controlled pilot study comparing closed suction versus negative pressure drains for panniculectomy patients.
  Walker ME, Tsay C, Broer PN, Zhu VZ, Sturrock T, Ng R, Scoutt LM, Thomson JG, Kwei SL. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2017 Nov 28. pii: S1748-6815(17)30479-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2017.11.013