title: The internal mammary artery and vein as recipient vessels for microvascular breast reconstruction.
abstract: Current recipient vessels for microvascular breast reconstruction include the internal mammary and the thoracodorsal systems. This review will focus on the advantages of the internal mammary artery and vein and reasons for their preference.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA. DrNahabedian@aol.com
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nahabedian
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001940:Breast / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery