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Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction

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Autologous breast reconstruction with the thoracodorsal artery perforator flap is described including indications, preoperative marking, key intraoperative steps including a dictation example, postoperative care, and coding.

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  1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    Amanda K. Silva M.D. & David H. Song M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S.

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  1. Amanda K. Silva M.D.
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Correspondence to David H. Song M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S. .

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  1. DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, University of Miami DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, Miami, Florida, USA

    Tuan Anh Tran

  2. DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, University of Miami DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, Miami, Florida, USA

    Zubin J. Panthaki

  3. Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Jamal J. Hoballah

  4. DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, University of Miami DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surge, Miami, Florida, USA

    Seth R. Thaller

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Silva, A.K., Song, D.H. (2017). Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction. In: Anh Tran, T., Panthaki, Z., Hoballah, J., Thaller, S. (eds) Operative Dictations in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40631-2_40

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