Cephalic Vein Transposition versus Vein Grafts for Venous Outflow in Free-flap Breast Reconstruction

Introduction: When recipient veins for free-flap breast reconstruction are unavailable or inadequate, vein grafts or cephalic vein transposition (CVT) an option to provide alternate venous outflow. There are no comparative data to elucidate the indications and outcomes for each. We hypothesize that...

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Main Authors: Edward I. Chang, MD, Regina M. Fearmonti, MD, David W. Chang, MD, Charles E. Butler, MD, FACS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2014-05-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2014/05000/Article.1.aspx