Immediate breast reconstruction with a ‘modified fleur-de-lis’ abdominal-free flap in a patient with previous abdominal surgery

Immediate breast reconstruction with a ‘modified fleur-de-lis’ abdominal-free flap in a patient with previous abdominal surgery

DIEP flap has become the gold standard method for patients undergoing autologous breast reconstruction; however, previous surgery or scars in the abdominal area have been considered a relative contraindication for the use of abdominal tissue. Longitudinal midline abdominal scars may be specially pro...

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Main Authors: Manuel Robustillo, Luis Parra Pont, Georgios Pafitanis, Pedro Ciudad, Daniel Grandes, Israel Iglesias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
abdominal scars
breast reconstruction
fleur-de-lis
modified diep
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ijps.IJPS_185_17

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