The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator or DIEP flap is a microsurgical technique in which blood vessels, skin and fat are taken from the lower abdomen and used to reconstruct the breast(s).

本研究回顾性分析156例DIEP flap乳房重建患者，发现术后血红蛋白低于8.3 g/dL与并发症增加相关，输血虽能缓解贫血但可能引发微血管血栓，建议血流动力学稳定者暂缓输血。 深下腹壁动脉穿支皮瓣（DIEP）乳房重建的成功取决于通过微血管吻合的灌注和血流。

The federal government is reconsidering a decision that breast cancer patients, plastic surgeons, and members of Congress have protested would limit women's options for reconstructive surgery. On June ...

A popular type of breast reconstruction surgery might soon be hard for cancer patients to access. The procedure, called DIEP flap, involves harvesting fat from a patient's abdomen to make a breast.