title: [Bilateral breast reconstruction with deep inferior epigastric perforator flap following modified radical mastectomy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present a method for bilateral breast reconstruction with deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap following modified radical mastectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  From 2004 to 2005, three patients with bilateral modified radical mastectomy have undergone delayed bilateral breast reconstruction with deep inferior epigastric perforator flap.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The flaps in all the cases survived. Follow-up more than 3 months, postoperative abdominal wall examination didn't reveal hernia and bulging. The bilateral reconstructed breast achieved good results in shape and symmetry. Bilateral reconstructed breasts are symmetry.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The procedure introduced is a reliable method for bilateral breast reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Abdominal Surgery, Concer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medicine Sciences, Beijing 100021, China. wwwjjj1234@vip.sina.com
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Xiao-qing
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply