title: The latissimus dorsi flap continues to play an important role in cardiothoracic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Afshin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ehsan
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI. Electronic address: tng@usasurg.org.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D064171:Superficial Back Muscles; D013524:Surgical Flaps