EARLY EXPERIENCE WITH THE DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP INBREAST RECONSTRUCTION

Authors
GUZZETTI T MORRIS R WEBSTER MHC
Citation
T. Guzzetti et al., EARLY EXPERIENCE WITH THE DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP INBREAST RECONSTRUCTION, European journal of plastic surgery, 20(4), 1997, pp. 205-208
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
European journal of plastic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
0930343X
Volume
20
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
205 - 208
Database
ISI
SICI code
0930-343X(1997)20:4<205:EEWTDI>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The free transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap has earn ed a prominent place in the armamentarium of the clinician performing breast reconstructive surgery. There is, however, significant morbidit y associated with this flap. With the advent of the deep inferior epig astric artery perforator (DIEP) flap many of these disadvantages may b e overcome. Early experience with this promising technique is presente d.