Early experience with the deep inferior epigastric perforator flap in breast reconstruction

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 205-208

  Guzzetti, T ^a,b   Morris, R ^a   Webster, M H C ^a  

^a CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; DIEP flap; Donor site; TRAM flap

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; MORBIDITY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030759380     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01152193     Document Type: Article

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