Equation helps assess blood flow to flaps for breast reconstruction

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 11:02 in Health & Medicine

For women undergoing breast reconstruction using the advanced "DIEP" technique, a simple formula can reliably tell whether there will be sufficient blood flow to nourish the DIEP flap, reports a new paper.

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