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. 2017 Feb 21;5(2):e1189.
doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000001189. eCollection 2017 Feb.

Vertical PAP Flap: Simultaneous Longitudinal Profunda Artery Perforator Flaps for Bilateral Breast Reconstructions

Carlos M Rivera-Serrano  1 , Hattan A Aljaaly  1 , Jerry Wu  1 , Ming-Huei Cheng  1
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Vertical PAP Flap: Simultaneous Longitudinal Profunda Artery Perforator Flaps for Bilateral Breast Reconstructions

Carlos M Rivera-Serrano et al. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. .

Abstract

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Fig. 1.
Preoperative marking of the flap.
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Harvested bilateral PAP flap.
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