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Latissimus dorsi flaps oriented on the lateral intercostal artery perforators: Anatomical study and application in autologous breast reconstruction

Toshiharu Minabe Department of Plastic Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, SaitamaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kiyonori Harii Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kyorin University, Tokyo
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Nobuaki Imanishi Department of Anatomy, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 58-65 | Accepted 13 Jan 2011, Published online: 19 Apr 2011

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