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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-1-22
pubmed:abstractText
We have previously described the use of the retrograde limb of the internal mammary vein (IMV) as an additional venous outflow tract in deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap reconstruction. In the current study, we use the Novadaq SPY ((R)) system, a novel intraoperative angiographic method, to further validate the use of the retrograde limb of the IMV. The Novadaq SPY ((R)) system laser source was used with indocyanine green angiography to evaluate the arterial, anterograde venous, and retrograde venous anastomoses of 15 patients undergoing DIEP flap breast reconstruction. The number of perforators used, patient age, exposure to radiation, coupler size, and incidence of intraoperative congestion were recorded. All flaps survived, and there were no cases of intraoperative congestion. The average time required to perform the additional retrograde anastomosis was 12 minutes. Flow of indocyanine green not only revealed patency of our anastomoses but it confirmed unobstructed flow through the retrograde limb of the IMV. Our study further validates that the retrograde limb of the IMV does in fact achieve flow away from the DIEP flap and can therefore be used as an additional or alternative outflow tract in DIEP flap breast reconstruction surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1098-8947
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
131-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Anastomosis, Surgical, pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Angiography, pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Breast, pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Coloring Agents, pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Epigastric Arteries, pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Indocyanine Green, pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Lasers, pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Mammaplasty, pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Microcirculation, pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Microsurgery, pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Surgical Flaps, pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:20013592-Vascular Surgical Procedures
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Further validation for use of the retrograde limb of the internal mammary vein in deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction using laser-assisted indocyanine green angiography.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Validation Studies