Location of the umbilicus in Korean women and its changes after breast reconstruction with an ipsilateral pedicled rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap

Background The umbilicus makes an important contribution to the natural appearance of the abdomen. To date, studies on its position in Korean women are lacking, and no standards have been established. The purpose of this study was to investigate the position of umbilicus in Korean women...

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Main Authors: Sangho Oh, Hyojin Jeon, Daegu Son
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2018-09-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2018.00213
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description Background The umbilicus makes an important contribution to the natural appearance of the abdomen. To date, studies on its position in Korean women are lacking, and no standards have been established. The purpose of this study was to investigate the position of umbilicus in Korean women and to review changes in its position after ipsilateral pedicled rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (IP-RAM) flap.
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spelling doaj.art-9fe447ddd1b04536b7ef2b3bf558136a2024-06-07T06:39:18ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Archives of Plastic Surgery2234-61632234-61712018-09-01450542543110.5999/aps.2018.00213960Location of the umbilicus in Korean women and its changes after breast reconstruction with an ipsilateral pedicled rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flapSangho Oh0Hyojin Jeon1Daegu Son2Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, Korea Background The umbilicus makes an important contribution to the natural appearance of the abdomen. To date, studies on its position in Korean women are lacking, and no standards have been established. The purpose of this study was to investigate the position of umbilicus in Korean women and to review changes in its position after ipsilateral pedicled rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (IP-RAM) flap.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2018.00213Computed tomographyMyocutaneous flapPubic symphysisUmbilicusXiphoid bone
spellingShingle Sangho Oh
Hyojin Jeon
Daegu Son
Location of the umbilicus in Korean women and its changes after breast reconstruction with an ipsilateral pedicled rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap
Archives of Plastic Surgery
Computed tomography
Myocutaneous flap
Pubic symphysis
Umbilicus
Xiphoid bone
title Location of the umbilicus in Korean women and its changes after breast reconstruction with an ipsilateral pedicled rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap
title_full Location of the umbilicus in Korean women and its changes after breast reconstruction with an ipsilateral pedicled rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap
title_fullStr Location of the umbilicus in Korean women and its changes after breast reconstruction with an ipsilateral pedicled rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap
title_full_unstemmed Location of the umbilicus in Korean women and its changes after breast reconstruction with an ipsilateral pedicled rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap
title_short Location of the umbilicus in Korean women and its changes after breast reconstruction with an ipsilateral pedicled rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap
title_sort location of the umbilicus in korean women and its changes after breast reconstruction with an ipsilateral pedicled rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap
topic Computed tomography
Myocutaneous flap
Pubic symphysis
Umbilicus
Xiphoid bone
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2018.00213
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