{"id":13654,"date":"2021-12-15T07:08:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T12:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/?page_id=13654"},"modified":"2021-12-15T11:23:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T16:23:43","slug":"research-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/research\/research-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div id=\"wpv-view-layout-13630\" class=\"js-wpv-view-layout js-wpv-layout-responsive js-wpv-view-layout-13630\" data-viewnumber=\"13630\" data-pagination=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;13630&quot;,&quot;query&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:500,&quot;speed&quot;:5,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;stop_rollover&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;cache_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_images&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_reach&quot;:1,&quot;spinner&quot;:&quot;builtin&quot;,&quot;spinner_image&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-views\/embedded\/res\/img\/ajax-loader.gif&quot;,&quot;callback_next&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;manage_history&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;has_controls_in_form&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;infinite_tolerance&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;max_pages&quot;:1,&quot;page&quot;:1,&quot;base_permalink&quot;:&quot;\/surgery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13654\/?wpv_view_count=13630&amp;wpv_paged=WPV_PAGE_NUM&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:[],&quot;id&quot;:0}}\" data-permalink=\"\/surgery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13654\/?wpv_view_count=13630\">\n\n<div class=\"flex-container\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-300pxx300px size-300pxx300px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2025\/09\/breast-reconstruction-hero1-e1758725364144-wpv_300pxx300px_center_center.jpg\" width=\"300px\" height=\"300px\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<div class=\"iso-meta\">\nSeptember 24, 2025\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plasticsurgery.org\/news\/press-releases\/breast-reconstruction-preferences-in-african-american-women-new-data-from-plastic-and-reconstructive-surgery\">New Study Highlights Reconstruction Priorities in African American Women<\/a><\/h3>\nFor African American patients undergoing mastectomy, the risk of complications and the postoperative appearance of the breast are among the important drivers of preferences about breast reconstruction, reports a study in the September issue of\u00a0Plastic and Reconstructive S&#8230;\n      <span class=\"news_readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plasticsurgery.org\/news\/press-releases\/breast-reconstruction-preferences-in-african-american-women-new-data-from-plastic-and-reconstructive-surgery\" style=\"display: block, text-align: right\">Read more<\/a><\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-300pxx300px size-300pxx300px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2020\/09\/Cynthia-Stingone-Pic3-edit-wpv_300pxx300px_center_center.jpg\" width=\"300px\" height=\"300px\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<div class=\"iso-meta\">\nDecember 16, 2021\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/research-story\/unc-aortic-network-fenestrated-or-branched-endovascular-aortic-repair-f-bevar\/\">UNC Aortic Network &#8211; Fenestrated or Branched Endovascular Aortic Repair (F-BEVAR)<\/a><\/h3>\nThe Stars Aligned for Patient with Extensive Aortic Aneurysm Diagnosis Cynthia (Cindy) Stingone In July of 2013, 60-year-old Cynthia Stingone, known to her friends and family as Cindy, had a persistent cold and cough. 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