Immediate breast reconstruction using the free lumbar artery perforator flap and lateral thoracic vein interposition graft for recipient lateral thoracic artery anastomosis

Immediate breast reconstruction using the free lumbar artery perforator flap and lateral thoracic vein interposition graft for recipient lateral thoracic artery anastomosis

The lumbar artery perforator (LAP) flap, which contains excess skin and fat tissue, love handles, that extends from the lower back to upper buttock, may provide an alternate tissue source for autologous breast reconstruction. However, LAP flap use during this procedure frequently requires vessel int...

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Main Authors: Toshihiko Satake, Reiko Nakasone, Shinji Kobayashi, Jiro Maegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
autologous breast reconstruction
free flap
lateral thoracic vessel
lumbar artery perforator flap
vein interposition graft
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.182248

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