title: Stacked free hemi-DIEP flaps: a method of autologous breast reconstruction in a patient with midline abdominal scarring.
abstract: We present a case of breast reconstruction using bilateral DIEP flaps in a woman with a large contralateral breast and a midline abdominal scar. The operative technique and the postoperative monitoring of the buried flap are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garrido
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramakrishnan
mesh_terms: D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000379:methods; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps