Ruben's fat pad for breast reconstruction: a peri-iliac soft-tissue free flap.
We present a single patient with a successful breast reconstruction using the peri-iliac fat pad as a free flap based on the deep circumflex iliac artery and vein. Although the follow-up is short, in this patient the donor site has been acceptable, and we believe that this flap will have a place in the selection of donor sites for autogenous tissue breast reconstruction.
Hartrampf
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CR
Noel
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Drazan
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Elliott
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Bennett
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Beegle
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D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006615:Hip; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical; D008875:Middle Aged; D010151:Paintings; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome