A Single-center Comparison of Unipedicled and Bipedicled Diep Flap Early Outcomes in 98 Patients.

ABSTRACT: The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap is the gold standard for autologous breast reconstruction. One or two pedicles may be used. Our study is the first to compare unipedicled and bipedicled DIEP flaps on donor and recipient site outcomes in the same patient cohort.

Methods

This is a retrospective cohort study comparing DIEP flap outcomes between 2019 and 2022.

Results

There were 98 patients, categorized differently for recipient or donor site. The recipient groups were unilateral unipedicled (N = 52), bilateral unipedicled (N = 15), and unilateral bipedicled (N = 31), and donor site groups were unipedicled (N = 52) and bipedicled (N = 46, including bilateral unipedicled and unilateral bipedicled). Bipedicled DIEP flaps had 1.15 times greater odds of donor site

SUBMITTER: Ahmed Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10289681 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature