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The "circummuscular" free TRAM pedicle: a trap

P M Godfrey1, N V Godfrey, M C Romita

  • 1St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center, New York, N.Y.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|January 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

A variation in the deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) system is described where vessels bypass the rectus muscle. Full submuscular exploration is crucial to prevent flap loss in free TRAM flap breast reconstruction.

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Area of Science:

  • Plastic Surgery
  • Microsurgery
  • Anatomy

Background:

  • Free TRAM flap breast reconstruction is a common procedure.
  • Harvesting the flap typically involves the rectus abdominis muscle.
  • Minimizing muscle harvest is desirable to reduce donor-site morbidity.