| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,517,168,985 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
DIEP flap procedure |
0.07 sec. |
|
DIEP flap procedure Deep inferior epigastric perforator flap procedure Surgery A technique of post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, in which abdominal skin, fat, and vasculature–but not the rectus abdominalis muscle is rotated up to
the breast region to act as 'filler' Pros ↓ Hospital time, improved healing, improved cosmetic result, no risk of anterior hernia due to a loss of rectus muscle; none of the risks of breast implants How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
DIEP flap procedures accounted for more than 3,500 of them. The DIEP flap procedure was developed in the early 1990s by Dr. |
| Medical Dictionary |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|