STUDY: A Critical Review of Perioperative Complications in 175 Free Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstructions.

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A Critical Review of Perioperative Complications in 175 Free Deep
Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstructions.

Stefan O. P. Hofer, MD, PhD; Tim H. C. Damen, MD; Marc A. M. Mureau,
MD, PhD; Hinne A. Rakhorst, MD; Nathalie A. Roche, MD

A series of 175 consecutive DIEP flap breast reconstructions on 131
women demonstrated the presence of a learning curve with 40%
complications in the first 30 cases but only 13.7% in the remainder.