Abstract
Cutaneous branches from the thoracodorsal and lateral thoracic arteries were first mentioned by de Coninck et al., and the flaps based on these arteries have been known as thoracodorsal skin flaps, thoracodorsal axillary flaps, and lateral thoracic flaps [1–5].
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Hou, C., Chang, S., Lin, J., Song, D. (2015). Perforator Flaps in the Lateral Thoracic Region. In: Surgical Atlas of Perforator Flaps. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9834-1_17
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