Anatomical study of innervated transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous and deep inferior epigastric perforator flaps

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-154

  Mori, Hiroki ^a   Akita, Keiichi ^a   Hata, Yuiro ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; DIEP flap; Intercostal nerve; Sensation; TRAM flap

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; MALE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC BONE; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SENSATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP; UMBILICUS;

CADAVER; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; MALE; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33847792938     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-007-0187-3     Document Type: Article

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