## Abstract __Background__: The previously described βperfusion zonesβ of the abdominal wall vasculature are based on filling of the deep inferior epigastric artery (DIEA) and all its branches simultaneously. With the advent of the DIEA perforator flap, only a single or several perforators are incl
Emerging trends in microsurgical breast reconstruction: Deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) and the superior gluteal artery perforator (SGAP) flaps
β Scribed by Michael A. Howard; Babak Mehrara
- Book ID
- 118457589
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 385 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1743-9191
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