Internal mammary vessels as recipient vessels to the free TRAM flap.
For the reconstruction of the breast after mastectomy, it is possible to use the internal mammary artery and vein as recipient vessels. The authors consider their experience and some new knowledge gained on the basis of 53 cases. They try to promote the indisputable advantages of the use of the mentioned recipient vessels.
Nejedlý
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 3rd Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Tvrdek
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Kletenský
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008866:Microsurgery; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000637:transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods* / Q000473:pathology; D013909:Thorax / Q000098:blood supply*; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery