How many perforators in a deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap? The salvage of a perforator.

Plast Reconstr Surg

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Catania, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.

Published: June 2015

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