title: Total breast reconstruction with either of two abdominal flaps.
abstract: We describe our experience with 15 cases of total breast reconstruction, using open abdominal flaps. Of these, 13 were mid-abdominal flaps. We believe the latter, an arterial flap(axial pattern flap), is safer.
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012871:Skin Diseases; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous