Diametric Comparison between the Thoracodorsal Vessel and Deep Inferior Epigastric Vessel in Breast Reconstruction

Figure 5

Schema of size differences between the thoracodorsal and the DIEP pedicle expressed as a percentage ((a) artery and (b) vein). Positive numbers mean that TD is bigger, and negative numbers mean that TD is smaller than DIEP. The TD was larger than the DIEP pedicle while the bSA, Db, bLD1, and bLD2 were smaller; TD: thoracodorsal; bSA: the largest branch to the serratus anterior muscle; Db: the descending branch; bLD1: the largest branch to the latissimus dorsi muscle; bLD2: the second largest branch to the latissimus dorsi muscle; DIEP: deep inferior epigastric perforator.

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