Correlation between vessel diameters of superficial and deep inferior epigastric systems: Doppler ultrasound assessment

AYHAN M. S., ÖZHAN OKTAR S., Tuncer S., YÜCEL C., Kandal S., Demirtas Y.

JOURNAL OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY, cilt.62, sa.9, ss.1140-1147, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 62 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.02.012
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1140-1147
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Perforator flaps, Breast reconstruction, Deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap, Superficial inferior epigastric vein, Doppler ultrasound, Body mass index, BREAST RECONSTRUCTION, PERFORATOR FLAP, TRAM FLAPS, VASCULAR TERRITORIES, DIEP FLAPS, STRENGTH, OBESE
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEAP) flap is a technically demanding procedure and the dissection is directly influenced by the size of the perforator vessels. There is a common belief that the size of the superficial inferior epigastric vein (SIEV) is inversely proportional to the perforators from the deep inferior epigastric system. To investigate the validity of this hypothesis, we evaluated and compared the diameters of the SIEV and deep inferior epigastric perforator vessels (DIEP-A and DIEP-V).