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A systematic review of donor site aesthetic and complications after deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction

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2019
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Lindenblatt, N., Gruenherz, L., & Farhadi, J. (2019). A systematic review of donor site aesthetic and complications after deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction. Gland Surgery, 8(4), 389–398. https://doi.org/10.21037/gs.2019.06.05

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Background The deep inferior epigastric perforator flap (DIEP) has gained widespread popularity in autologous breast reconstruction due to its natural aesthetic results and muscle-sparing design. However, donor site results regarding aesthetic outcome are often less favorable. Despite several studies on surgical technique and improvements of flap harvest, only a small number of studies addressing donor site aesthetic exist. Methods A systematic review was performed on donor site aesthetic after DIEP flap harvest according to the PRISM

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8

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4

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389

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398

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English

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2019-08

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2019-11-01

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2227-684X

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Lindenblatt, N., Gruenherz, L., & Farhadi, J. (2019). A systematic review of donor site aesthetic and complications after deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction. Gland Surgery, 8(4), 389–398. https://doi.org/10.21037/gs.2019.06.05

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