Modern imaging techniques are an essential component of preoperative planning in plastic
and reconstructive surgery. However, conventional modalities, including three-dimensional …

The vascular anatomy of cutaneous perforators is of vital importance for the design of
successful perforator flaps. The detailed knowledge of this vascular anatomy provides the …

Background: Island “perforator flaps” have become state of the art for free-skin flap transfer.
Recent articles by Saint-Cyr et al. and Rozen et al. have focused on the anatomical and the …

Background: The angiosome is a three-dimensional block of tissue supplied by a source
vessel with its boundary outlined either by an anastomotic perimeter of reduced-caliber …

Abstract Development of blood flow distribution criteria is a mandatory step toward
developing computational models and numerical simulations of the systemic circulation. In …

Background The current gold standard for preoperative perforator mapping in breast
reconstruction with a DIEP flap is CT angiography (CTA). Dynamic infrared thermography …

Introduction Fat necrosis is a common complication for the deep inferior epigastric perforator
(DIEP) flap. A thorough understanding of the factors associated with fat necrosis will aid …

Background: The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap is one of the most
commonly used perforator flaps for reconstruction. The anatomy of the flap varies …

There is a continuous search for better technical alternatives for the treatment of abdominal
contour deformities in the practice of plastic surgeons. Such deformities, whether cosmetic or …

Background There is still no consensus regarding the ideal zoning in abdominal-based
autologous breast reconstruction using free DIEP or ms-TRAM flaps. In particular, the …