[Breast reconstruction with a free DIEP flap complicated by spontaneous rupture of internal mammary artery].
Breast reconstruction with a free Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap (DIEP flap) is now well established and provides excellent aesthetic results. Nevertheless, preoperative radiotherapy can damage the recipient vascular axes. We report a case of a grave and undocumented spontaneous rupture of the internal mammary artery related to the use of irradiated arterial vessels.
Leclère
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Chirurgie plastique, SOS mains de la clinique Lille Sud, université de Lille, 96, rue Gustave-Delory, 59810 Lille Lesquin, France. franckleclere@yahoo.fr
Mordon
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Ramboaniaina
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Schoofs
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008323:Mammary Arteries; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*