Increased Flap Weight and Decreased Perforator Number Predict Fat Necrosis in DIEP Breast Reconstruction

Increased Flap Weight and Decreased Perforator Number Predict Fat Necrosis in DIEP Breast Reconstruction

Background: Compromised perfusion in autologous breast reconstruction results in fat necrosis and flap loss. Increased flap weight with fewer perforator vessels may exacerbate imbalances in flap perfusion. We studied deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) and muscle-sparing transverse rectus abd...

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Main Authors: Carolyn L. Mulvey, BS, Carisa M. Cooney, MPH, Francis F. Daily, BS, Elizabeth Colantuoni, PhD, Onyebuchi U. Ogbuago, MD, MPH, Damon S. Cooney, MD, PhD, Ariel N. Rad, MD, PhD, Michele A. Manahan, MD, Gedge D. Rosson, MD, Justin M. Sacks, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2013-05-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2013/05000/Article.2.aspx

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