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. 2012 Aug;1(2):92–110. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2227-684X.2012.06.01

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Representation of the venous anatomy of the anterior abdominal wall, with the subcutaneous tissues drained by both superficial and deep venous systems, the superficial inferior epigastric vein (SIEV) and the deep inferior epigastric vein (DIEV) respectively, through DIEV perforators (DIEV-P) (Reproduced with permission from: Enajat M, Rozen WM, Whitaker IS, et al. A single center comparison of one versus two venous anastomoses in 564 consecutive DIEP flaps: investigating the effect on venous congestion and flap survival. Microsurgery 2010;30:185-91).