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Original Article

Histologic comparison between the internal mammary artery and the deep inferior epigastric artery and clinical implications for microsurgical breast reconstruction

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Pages 234-237 | Received 02 Nov 2014, Accepted 09 Feb 2015, Published online: 11 Mar 2015

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