Abstract The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEAP) flap is arguably the gold standard for autologous breast reconstruction.
Despite its manifold advantages, potential flap failure, often secondary to venous congestion, is a devastating possible complication.
An appropriate salvage procedure may avoid DIEAP flap loss. To identify, describe and analyse DIEAP flap salvage procedures
carried out by the senior author (and Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital Plastic Surgery Clinical lead) who has a special
interest in breast reconstruction, over an 8-year period. A retrospective analysis of notes and logbooks was carried out to
identify DIEAP flap breast reconstructions that required salvage procedures involving anastomoses in addition to or other
than the routine de…
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