Porcine Model for Deep Superior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap Harvesting: Anatomy and Technique
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1 BACKGROUND Microsurgical training on rats before starting with clinical practice is a well-established routine. Animal model training is less widespread for perforator flaps, although these flaps represent a technical challenge. Unlike other flaps, they require specific technical skills that need to be adequately trained on a living model1: a cadaver is not enough because no bleeding, vessel damage, or vasospasm can be simulated.2 The purpose of this study was to assess the suitability of the porcine abdomen as a training model for the deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEAP) flap, commonly used in human breast reconstruction.
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