Faramarz F K, Martin E, Paraskevas A, Petit F, Lantieri L
Service de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique, CHU Henri-Mondor, 51, avenue Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France.
Ann Chir Plast Esthet. 2005 Dec;50(6):733-8. doi: 10.1016/j.anplas.2005.07.011. Epub 2005 Sep 13.
The deep inferior epigastric perforator flap (DIEP) is a variation of the transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap (TRAM). This flap was used as a pedicled flap to reconstruct the pelvis and thigh region after resection for cancer (four cases). Various flaps have been described for covering theses tissue defects but we prefer this perforator flap for its many advantages. This flap is very reliable and generates minimal functional sequelae on donor site. This flap is useful to cover soft tissue defects after vascular and oncologic surgery, a situation that was rarely reported to our knowledge.