The Superficial Vein-Only DIEP Flap

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health, and Sense Organs, Sant' Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Medical, Surgical, and Experimental Sciences, Sassari University Hospital Trust, Plastic Surgery Unit, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.

Fabio Santanelli Di Pompeo et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023.

. 2023 Oct 1;152(4):761e-762e.

doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000010668. Epub 2023 Sep 28.

¹ Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health, and Sense Organs, Sant' Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Medical, Surgical, and Experimental Sciences, Sassari University Hospital Trust, Plastic Surgery Unit, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.

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