931 Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap: Impact of Early Drain Removal on Seroma Formation Rate and Duration of Inpatient Stay

The Impact of Perforator Number on Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction

BACKGROUND Perforator flaps minimize abdominal site morbidity during autologous breast reconstruction. The purpose of this study was to assess whether the number of perforators harvested influences the overall deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap survival and flap-related complications. METHODS A retrospective review was performed of all DIEP flaps performed at the Hospital of the ...

Pre-expanded bipedicled deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap for paediatric lower limb reconstruction.

Lower abdominal bulge after deep inferior epigastric perforator flap (DIEP) breast reconstruction.

The etiology of lower abdominal bulge following breast reconstruction with the DIEP flap is uncertain. Most studies report an incidence that ranges from 0.7% to 5%. The purpose of this study was to review a set of factors that may predispose to a lower abdominal bulge. This was a retrospective review of 123 women who had breast reconstruction with the DIEP flap over a 4-year period. The reconst...

Single Perforator Harvest of the Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap Results in Tissue Hyperperfusion

1:00pm 1:04pm Single Perforator Harvest of the Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap Results in Tissue Hyperperfusion Chrisovalantis Lakhiani, MD; Angela Cheng, MD; Michael Mangum; Karel Zuzak; Sumeet Teotia, MD; Michel Saint-Cyr, MD; (1)University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, (2)UT Southwestern Medical Center, (3)Mayo Institution where the work was prepared: University of Te...

Early Experience With Barbed Sutures for Abdominal Closure in Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction

OBJECTIVE Barbed sutures have recently been introduced for closure of surgical incisions. These self-anchoring sutures incorporate evenly spaced barbs in a circumferential distribution along their length, facilitating knotless wound closure and even distribution of tension along the suture line. In this study, we evaluated postoperative complications associated with the use of unidirectional ba...