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DIEP Flap

A type of breast reconstruction in which blood vessels called deep inferior epigastric perforators (DIEP), and the skin and fat connected to them are… 
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Comparison of Immediate versus Delayed DIEP Flap Reconstruction in Women Who Require Postmastectomy Radiotherapy
Background: The authors investigated aesthetic outcome and patient satisfaction in women who have undergone deep inferior… 
Review
2016
Review
2016
Comparison of Outcomes following Autologous Breast Reconstruction Using the DIEP and Pedicled TRAM Flaps: A 12-Year Clinical Retrospective Study and Literature Review.
BACKGROUND There are few studies that compare the deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap to the pedicled… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Predictive and Protective Factors for Partial Necrosis in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: Does Nulliparity Bias Flap Viability?
AbstractAlthough success rate of deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction has greatly improved… 
Review
2013
Review
2013
A Classification System for Partial and Complete DIEP Flap Necrosis Based on a Review of 17,096 DIEP Flaps in 693 Articles Including Analysis of 152 Total Flap Failures
Background: In a comprehensive review of 17,096 deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flaps in 693 articles published… 
Review
2013
Review
2013
CT‐angiography prior to diep flap breast reconstruction: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Preoperative CT‐angiography (CTA) has shown to reduce operative time in deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Abdominal Wall Stability and Flap Complications after Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction: Does Body Mass Index Make a Difference? Analysis of 418 Patients and 639 Flaps
Background: Promoted by reports of decreased donor-site morbidity, deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flaps have gained… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
The Single Dominant Medial Row Perforator DIEP Flap in Breast Reconstruction: Three-Dimensional Perforasome and Clinical Results
Background: Successful outcomes with the deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap are heavily dependent on… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Avoiding Denervation of Rectus Abdominis in DIEP Flap Harvest: The Importance of Medial Row Perforators
Background: The deep inferior epigastric artery (DIEA) perforator flap for breast reconstruction spares rectus abdominis muscle… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The deep inferior epigastric perforator flap for breast reconstruction, the learning curve explored.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Refinements in free flap breast reconstruction: the free bilateral deep inferior epigastric perforator flap anastomosed to the internal mammary artery.
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