Is it reasonable to use indocyanine green fluorescence imaging to determine the border of pedicled TRAM flap zone IV?

• Main Authors: Prakasit Chirappapha, Tharintorn Chansoon, Siriporn Bureewong, Songpol Phosuwan, Panuwat Lertsithichai, Thongchai Sukarayothin, Monchai Leesombatpaiboon, Watoo Vassanasiri
• Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/60106
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2020 The Authors. Background: The contralateral lateral section (zone IV) of a pedicled transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap is generally removed intraoperatively. The border of zone IV is usually identified anatomically using the Hartrampf classification. In this study, we use...