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In its bipedicled version (since for the particular indications of wide excision the entire skin island must be preserved without incurring any vascular risks), the rectus flap also allows coverage of extensive losses of thoracic substance, provided always that the patient has sufficient excess of subumbilical tissue (fig. 265).
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Bricout, N. (1996). Rectus abdominis flap. In: Breast surgery. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0926-7_40
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