Internal Mammary Artery and Vein Perforator Vessels as Troubleshooter Recipient Vessels

Summary:. In autologous breast reconstruction, the internal mammary artery (IMA) and internal mammary vein (IMV) are the standard recipient vessels. Recently, the perforator vessels of the IMA and IMV were found to be a safe alternative as recipient vessels cause less morbidity and allow adequate fl...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hisham Fansa, MD, MBA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2019-03-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002148