A quantitative analysis of the venous outflow of the deep inferior epigastric flap (DIEP) based on the perforator veins and the efficiency of superficial inferior epigastric vein (SIEV) supercharging

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-72

  Rothenberger, Jens ^a   Amr, Amro ^a   Schiefer, Jennifer ^a   Schaller, Hans Eberhard ^a   Rahmanian Schwarz, Afshin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Deep inferior epigastric artery perforator; DIEP; SIEV; Superficial inferior epigastric vein; Venous drainage

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC FLAP; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; PERFORATOR FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; SUPERFICIAL INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC VEIN SUPERCHARGING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VENOUS CONGESTION;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; EPIGASTRIC ARTERIES; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PERFORATOR FLAP; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84871351641     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2012.08.020     Document Type: Article

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