Microsurgical reconstruction of the breast: ′The versatile lower abdomen′
Since the first reported use of lower abdominal tissue from the lower abdominal skin and fat by Hans Holmstrom in 1979, there have been over 300 publications on this subject. The refinements have been aimed at the limitation of donor morbidity and to allow a predictable success of the transfer. This...
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| description | Since the first reported use of lower abdominal tissue from the lower abdominal skin and fat by Hans Holmstrom in 1979, there have been over 300 publications on this subject. The refinements have been aimed at the limitation of donor morbidity and to allow a predictable success of the transfer. This article analyses the landmarks and highlights the key developments in this area. The more recent development in this area - the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator flap is discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2ac32dfb1f9a4fcf93717cc808e516762025-08-20T03:17:39ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2004-01-013701182210.1055/s-0039-1699025Microsurgical reconstruction of the breast: ′The versatile lower abdomen′Venkat V Ramakrishnan0Division of Reconstructive Microsurgery, St.Andrew′s Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UKSince the first reported use of lower abdominal tissue from the lower abdominal skin and fat by Hans Holmstrom in 1979, there have been over 300 publications on this subject. The refinements have been aimed at the limitation of donor morbidity and to allow a predictable success of the transfer. This article analyses the landmarks and highlights the key developments in this area. The more recent development in this area - the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator flap is discussed.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699025breast reconstructionfree tissue transferdeep inferior epigastric perforator flap (diep flap) |
| spellingShingle | Venkat V Ramakrishnan Microsurgical reconstruction of the breast: ′The versatile lower abdomen′ Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery breast reconstruction free tissue transfer deep inferior epigastric perforator flap (diep flap) |
| title | Microsurgical reconstruction of the breast: ′The versatile lower abdomen′ |
| title_full | Microsurgical reconstruction of the breast: ′The versatile lower abdomen′ |
| title_fullStr | Microsurgical reconstruction of the breast: ′The versatile lower abdomen′ |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microsurgical reconstruction of the breast: ′The versatile lower abdomen′ |
| title_short | Microsurgical reconstruction of the breast: ′The versatile lower abdomen′ |
| title_sort | microsurgical reconstruction of the breast the versatile lower abdomen |
| topic | breast reconstruction free tissue transfer deep inferior epigastric perforator flap (diep flap) |
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