Technique of internal mammary dissection using pectoralis major flap to prevent contour deformities

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1674-1675

  Antony, Anuja K ^a,b,c   Kamdar, Mehul ^a,b,c   Da Lio, Andrew ^a,b,c   Mehrara, Babak J ^a,b,c  

^a Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ^*

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; DISSECTION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; MUSCLE FLAP; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PERICHONDRIUM; PERIOSTEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB RESECTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX DEFORMITY; FEMALE; MAMMARY ARTERY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULARIZATION; VIDEORECORDING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MICROSURGERY; SURGICAL FLAPS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 67649407602     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181a403f5     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Mosahebi A, Da Lio A, Mehrara BM. The use of a pectoralis major flaptoimprove internal mammary vessels exposure and reduce contour deformity in microvascular free flap breast reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2008;61:30-34.
2. Clark CP 3rd, Rohrich RJ, Copit S, Pittman CE, Robinson J. An anatomic study of the internal mammary veins: Clinical implications for free-tissue-transfer breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1997;99:400-404.