DIEP Flap for Head and Neck Reconstruction: An Underutilized Option!
Autor: | Dushyant Jaiswal, Firoz Borle, Saumya Mathews, Mayur Mantri, Vineet Kumar, Ameya Bindu, Prabha Yadav, Vinay Kant Shankhdhar |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, Vol 57, Iss 01, Pp 039-046 (2024) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 0970-0358 1998-376X |
DOI: | 10.1055/s-0043-1777076 |
Popis: | Background The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap is a workhorse flap for breast reconstruction. Its use for head and neck (HN) reconstruction is rare. Abdomen provides a donor site abundant in skin and subcutaneous tissue, amenable to primary closure; sizeable, robust, and consistent perforators and a long, sizeable pedicle for comfortable microvascular anastomosis. Its offers all the donor variables needed for HN reconstruction in abundance. |
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