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Thoracoacromial artery and vein as main recipient vessels in deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap transfer for breast reconstruction

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The internal mammary artery/vein (IMA/V) are commonly used recipients for free flap breast reconstruction, but requires costal cartilage resection and limits future use of the IMA. This study aimed to… Click to show full abstract

The internal mammary artery/vein (IMA/V) are commonly used recipients for free flap breast reconstruction, but requires costal cartilage resection and limits future use of the IMA. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of the thoracoacromial artery/vein (TAA/V) as recipients for deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction compared with using the IMA/V.

Keywords: breast reconstruction; artery; artery vein; flap

Journal Title: Journal of Surgical Oncology
Year Published: 2021

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