3D Printed Chest Wall: A Tool for Advanced Microsurgical Training Simulating Depth and Limited View

Summary:. The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap has become the free flap of choice for autologous breast reconstruction. However, anastomoses of DIEP pedicles to internal mammary vessels in the chest wall are difficult due to restricted access and the depth of the vessels. Successful p...

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Main Authors: Theodora Papavasiliou, MD, Sonia Ubong, BSc (Hons), Ankur Khajuria, BSc (Hons), MBBS (Dist.), FHEA, FRSPH, MRCS, MAcadMEd, MSc (Oxon), PhD, Stelios Chatzimichail, PhD, Jeffrey C. Y. Chan, FRCSI (Plast), PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-09-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003817