Longitudinal Volume Assessment of Reconstructed Breast Using Three-Dimensional Measurement: How Do DIEP and LD Flap Change Immediately after Surgery?

Longitudinal Volume Assessment of Reconstructed Breast Using Three-Dimensional Measurement: How Do DIEP and LD Flap Change Immediately after Surgery?

Background The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) and latissimus dorsi (LD) flaps are two widely used autologous breast reconstructions. Despite studies on flap-volume changes, the time of the first measurement is not immediately after surgery. Therefore, this study aimed to inves...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Utsunomiya, Ryutaro Tanaka, Shuryo Akamine, Taro Kusano, Tomoaki Kuroki, Koichi Kadomatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
breast reconstruction
latissimus dorsi
perforator flap
magnetic resonance imaging
supine position
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1781447

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