title: Reply: SIEA versus DIEP Arterial Complications: A Cohort Study.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Coroneos
authors.forename: Sophocles H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Voineskos
authors.forename: Adrian M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.forename: Ronen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Avram
mesh_terms: D019074:Epigastric Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*
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