The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator or DIEP flap is a microsurgical technique in which blood vessels, skin and fat are taken from the lower abdomen and used to reconstruct the breast(s).

DIEP Flap . DIEP is short for ‘deep inferior epigastric perforator artery’, a vessel that runs across the abdomen. A DIEP flap is the same as a TRAM flap, except that no muscle is raised for ...

Researchers successfully utilized deep inferior epigastric perforator flap reconstruction in combination with tissue expander/implant using an alloderm sling technique in patients lacking ...