Thursday, 3 May 2012

Assessment of zonal perfusion using intraoperative angiography during abdominal flap breast reconstruction

Assessment of zonal perfusion using intraoperative angiography during abdominal flap breast reconstruction. Plastic & reconstructive surgery, April 2012, Vol. 129(4), p.618e-624.

Losken, A., et al.

http://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/Abstract/2012/04000/Assessment_of_Zonal_Perfusion_Using_Intraoperative.5.aspx

There is an ongoing debate about the reliability of various lower abdominal flaps for breast reconstruction. The authors evaluate in vivo perfusion of these flaps to objectively determine which techniques and which skin island zones had better perfusion.