LOWER EXTREMITY RECONSTRUCTION WITH BIPEDICULATED FREE DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY PERFORATOR (DIEP) FLAP: A CASE REPORT

Yogun N. F., Karaaltin M. V., GÜNEREN E.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY, vol.19, no.3, pp.135-137, 2011 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.135-137
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Higher quality, fast, safe and permanent repair results can be observed with lower extremity reconstruction with free tissue transfer. Nevertheless the partial or total loss of flap is a serious problem due to the vascular problems of free tissue transfer.