title: Criteria for the Use of the SIEA Flap for Breast Reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shimpei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Masahide
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujiki
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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