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Autogenous Breast Reconstruction with the Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery Flap
Craigie JE1, Allen RJ1, and Heitland AS2. (1) Section of Plastic Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1300 Hospital Drive, Suite 120, Mt. Pleasant, SC, USA, (2) Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Aachen, Rheinisch-westfalisch Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany
The superficial inferior epigastric artery flap (SIEA) has been reliably used in microsurgical reconstruction of the breast. Since 1997, the authors have employed the flap in 133 reconstructions with only one failure.
The advantages of the SIEA flap include: reliable donor vessels, aesthetically placed donor scar, readily available donor tissue, and no risk for abdominal hernia or abdominal wall weakness. The authors performed cadaver dissections in 100 specimens and found the SIEA vessels present in 72% of groins. The technique and surgical results of the SIEA flap for breast reconstruction are discussed.
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