DIEP Flap for Head and Neck Reconstruction: An Underutilized Option!

Background The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap is a workhorse flap for breast reconstruction. Its use for head and neck (HN) reconstruction is rare. Abdomen provides a donor site abundant in skin and subcutaneous tissue, amenable to primary closure; sizeable, robust...

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Main Authors: Dushyant Jaiswal, Firoz Borle, Saumya Mathews, Mayur Mantri, Vineet Kumar, Ameya Bindu, Prabha Yadav, Vinay Kant Shankhdhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2024-02-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1777076