DIEP flap with implant: a further option in optimising breast reconstruction
โ Scribed by Andrea Figus; Vanessa Canu; Fortune C. Iwuagwu; Venkat Ramakrishnan
- Book ID
- 119201527
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 566 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1878-0539
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## Abstract The main advantage of deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction is muscle preservation. Perforating vessels, however, display anatomic variability and intraoperative decisions must balance flap perfusion with muscle or nerve sacrifice. Studies that aggregate