Application of computed tomography angiography in preoperative design of deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap / 中华整形外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
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(6): 3-7, 2009.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-325813
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the application of computed tomography angiography (CTA) in preoperative design of deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEAP) flap.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From Jan, 2007 to Mar, 2008, preoperative CTA of deep inferior epigastric artery was performed in 13 patients, including 5 patients with congenital absence of the vagina, 4 patients with penile and scrotal Paget's disease and 4 patients after mastectomy. The images were analyzed, including multiple planar reformation (MPR), maximum intensity projection (MIP) and volume rendering (VR). Then the distributions, branches and locations of perforators of deep inferior epigastric artery were measured. The images from CTA were compared with intraoperative observation.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The images demonstrated the distributions of deep inferior epigastric artery and locations of its perforators, which were proved to be true by intraoperative observation.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The preoperative CTA of deep inferior epigastric artery is very useful for preoperative design of DIEAP flaps.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Surgical Flaps
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Transplantation
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Angiography
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Epigastric Arteries
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Methods
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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