The internal mammary artery and vein as a recipient site for free-flap breast reconstruction: A report of 110 consecutive cases
The internal mammary artery and vein as a recipient site for free-flap breast reconstruction: A report of 110 consecutive cases
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DOI:
10.1097/00006534-199609001-00013
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发表时间:
1996-09-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Bunch, R
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作者:
Dupin, CL;Allen, RJ;Bunch, R
The most common recipient site for free-flap breast reconstruction is the subscapular system. Because of a number of problems we encountered using this recipient site, we became interested in revisiting the internal mammary vessels.This paper reports the use of the internal mammary artery and vein as a recipient site in 110 consecutive cases of breast reconstruction in 87 patients. We also report the technical details of recipient-vessel dissection and vessel size in our series. Complications encountered in the series are discussed, and the advantages of using the internal mammary vessels are enumerated. Our experience of a 99 percent successful flap transfer rate supports the reliability of these recipient vessels in breast reconstructions.