Breast reconstruction with a free Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap (DIEP flap) is now well established and provides excellent aesthetic results. Nevertheless, preoperative radiotherapy can damage the recipient vascular axes. We report a case of a grave and undocumented spontaneous rupture of the internal mammary artery related to the use of irradiated arterial vessels.
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