title: Posterior dissection of the rectus abdominis muscle during TRAM flap harvest for the preservation of medial row perforators.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery; Department of Surgery; Columbia University Medical Center; New York, N.Y.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bartsich
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ascherman
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004210:Dissection; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology