Login / Signup

Meta-analysis of the effects of venous super-drainage in deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flaps for breast reconstruction.

Marco PignattiValentina PintoFederico A GiorginiMaria Elisa Lozano MirallesGiacomo CannamelaSalvatore D'ArpaRiccardo CiprianiGiorgio De Santis
Published in: Microsurgery (2020)
Performing a second venous anastomosis between the SIEV and a recipient vein (venous superdrainage) reduces venous congestion and related complications in DIEP flaps for breast reconstruction.
Keyphrases
  • breast reconstruction
  • systematic review
  • risk factors
  • randomized controlled trial
  • ultrasound guided