Bilateral breast reconstruction with deep inferior epigastric perforator flaps in slim patients.

Maria Mani Samer SaourKelvin RamseyKieran PowerPaul HarrisStuart James

Published in: Microsurgery (2017)

The DIEP flaps may be a safe option for bilateral breast reconstruction among patients with BMI <25 without sacrifice in volume or increase in donor-site complications; low BMI does not in itself contraindicate bilateral DIEP breast reconstruction.

Keyphrases

breast reconstruction
end stage renal disease
body mass index
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
case report
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
weight gain
peritoneal dialysis