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

Table 2

Mean diameters of vessels (mm).

Variable	Values of diameter	value
DIEP
Artery
Vein
Artery
TD		<0.0001
bSA		<0.0001
Db		0.22
bLD1		<0.0001
bLD2		<0.0001
Vein
TD		0.0001
bSA		0.09
Db		0.07
bLD1		<0.0001
bLD2		<0.0001

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. Values of diameter are , and values are calculated using repeated measured one-way ANOVA with comparison of DIEP vessels and branches of TD vessels. value < 0.05 indicates statistically significant difference.