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ArticleJapanese journal of radiology2022

Matching the perforating branch of the internal thoracic artery and the deep inferior epigastric artery for breast reconstruction using multi-detector row computed tomography.

Takayoshi Komemushi, Itsuko Okuda, Atsushi Komemushi, Yasuo Nakajima, Hidefumi Mimura, Akiyoshi Kajikawa

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Article in Japanese journal of radiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Takayoshi KomemushiDepartment of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1, Sugao Miyamae-Ku, Kawasaki city, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan. kome@nifty.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6278-3608
Itsuko OkudaDepartment of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1, Sugao Miyamae-Ku, Kawasaki city, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan.
Atsushi KomemushiDepartment of Radiology, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan.
Yasuo NakajimaDepartment of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1, Sugao Miyamae-Ku, Kawasaki city, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan.
Hidefumi MimuraDepartment of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1, Sugao Miyamae-Ku, Kawasaki city, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan.
Akiyoshi KajikawaDepartment of Plastic Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
St. Marianna University School of Medicine · JPKansai Medical University · JPOsaka Shin-ai College · JP

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Abstract

purposeMatching the diameter of the deep inferior epigastric artery (DIEA) and perforating branch (PB) of the internal thoracic artery (ITA) is important for arterial anastomosis during breast reconstruction using the DIEA flap. An anatomic investigation of these arteries was performed using multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT). PATIENTS AND

methodsContrast-enhanced MDCT data of 50 women (aged 18-90 years) covering the neck to the groin were analyzed. The diameter of the PBs of the ITA at their origins from the first to the sixth intercostal space and of the DIEA 20 mm from the bifurcation of the external iliac artery were measured.

resultsThe mean diameters of the right and left DIEAs were 1.53 ± 0.263 mm and 1.53 ± 0.306 mm, respectively. The diameter of the PBs in the second and third intercoastal spaces was the same as the diameter of the DIEA, bilaterally.

conclusionIt is suggested that anastomosis of the DIEA with PBs of the ITA in the second and third intercoastal spaces is optimal for DIEA flap grafting. Our results could contribute to making vascular anastomosis easier, thereby reducing the burden on both surgeons and patients.

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MammaplastyMammary ArteriesAbdomenEpigastric ArteriesFemaleHumansMultidetector Computed TomographyBreast reconstructionComputed tomographyDeep inferior epigastric arteryInternal thoracic arteryPerforating branch

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