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Described by Hartrampf et al. [1] in 1982 and popularized by many authors during the last 30 years, the use of the transverse skin and fat harvested from the lower abdominal region, the so-called transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap, is still considered by many to be the gold standard for breast reconstruction. It gives the surgeon the possibility to recreate a breast of a desirable size with controlled shape.
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Leal, P.R. (2019). Bipedicled TRAM Flap. In: Urban, C., Rietjens, M., El-Tamer, M., Sacchini, V.S. (eds) Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62927-8_43
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