PMC4282018_01
Case 1 - Appearance of previously reconstructed right breast before revision reconstruction with DIEP flap.
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Case 1 - Left sided perforator vessel supplying overlying skin and fat (arrow) on CT angiogram.
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Pre-operative CT angiography demonstrated normal-looking abdominal and perforator anatomy (Fig. 2).
Case 1 - Appearance 5 months following DIEP flap breast reconstruction
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A 610g DIEP flap was raised on a single, central, medial row perforator vessel, 3.2 mm in diameter, with no fat necrosis or delayed healing (Fig. 3).
PMC4282018_02
Case 2 - MR angiogram demonstrating a single large patent perforator below and right of the umbilicus (arrow).
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Preoperative MRA of the abdomen (Fig. 4) demonstrated a single large patent perforator below and right of the umbilicus.
Case 2 - Appearance 1 week following DIEP flap breast reconstruction.
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No fat necrosis or wound dehiscence was detected at follow-up clinic appointments (Fig. 5).