Advantages of preoperative computed tomography in deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap breast reconstruction.

摘要

The recent article by Casey et al., "Advantages of Preoperative Computed Tomography in Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction," continues to provide evidence that preoperative imaging can significantly improve outcomes in perforator flap surgery. Multiple international groups have now shown an improvement in their outcomes with the use of such imaging, with such outcomes including operative time, surgeon stress, flap-related complications, and donor-site morbidity. In an era of minimally invasive surgery and increasingly refined preoperative investigations, it is paramount that the evidence for such techniques is investigated and reported appropriately, as achieved by Casey et al.