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The Medial Paramuscular Approach to DIEP Flap Pedicle Dissection: Incorporating Rectus Diastasis Repair into Routine
Susan A Hendrickson1, Joseph R Dusseldorp1
1Sydney, Australia.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Abstract
Summary:
Deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap harvest carries a risk of post-operative muscle weakness. The authors describe a novel minimally-invasive technique for pedicle dissection that requires no additional equipment and effectively minimises abdominal weakness.

