Use of wise pattern for achieving symmetry in one stage in immediate reconstructions with deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 359-363

  Demirkan, Ferit ^a,b   Gurbuz, Onur ^a   Tutuncu, Necmettin ^a   Akca, Tamer ^a   Aydin, Süha ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GMK Bulvari   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; DIEP flap; Symmetrization; Wise pattern

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP;

ADULT; BREAST; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33645399287     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000202145.44913.10     Document Type: Article

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