title: The use of a single set of internal mammary recipient vessels in bilateral free flap breast reconstruction.
authors: Assaf A
authors: AA
authors: Zeltzer
authors: Patricio
authors: P
authors: Andrades
authors: Moustapha
authors: M
authors: Hamdi
authors: Phillip N
authors: PN
authors: Blondeel
authors: Koenraad
authors: K
authors: Van Landuyt
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