Anatomic and clinical study of rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flaps based on the superior epigastric system: Ipsilateral pedicled TRAM flap as a safe alternative

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 356-360

  Marín Gutzke, Martina ^a,c   Sánchez Olaso, Alberto ^a   Fernández Camacho, Francisco J ^b   Mirelis Otero, Elisa ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Costomarginal artery; Rectus abdominis flap anatomy; TRAM flap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COSTOMARGINAL ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL ARTERY; MUSCULOPHRENIC ARTERY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 15944428945     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000151462.83283.0b     Document Type: Article

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