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Advances in autologous breast reconstruction with pedicled perforator flaps
Moustapha Hamdi1, Mohamed Zulfikar Rasheed
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Brussels University Hospital, Free University of Brussels, UZ Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, Brussels B-1090, Belgium. moustapha.hamdi@uzbrussel.be
Clinics in Plastic Surgery
|October 6, 2012
Abstract:
This article presents an overview of pedicled perforator flaps available in breast surgery. The indications, classification, surgical anatomy, and techniques for safe flap elevation are described. Clinical outcomes and complications are discussed, and illustrative case examples are presented.
