Endoscopic DIEP flap dissection (eDIEP): an experimental cadaveric study

Over the last decades, DIEP (deep inferior epigastric perforator) flap has gradually replaced the TRAM (transverse rectus muscle abdominis) as the gold standard in autologous breast reconstruction [1]. The DIEP flap has reduced the risk of postoperative abdominal wall complications (hernia and bulging) by half compared to the TRAM [2].

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