Diametric Comparison between the Thoracodorsal Vessel and Deep Inferior Epigastric Vessel in Breast Reconstruction

Figure 1

Prepared TD vessels under loupe magnification (×3.5). The surrounding soft tissue was removed from the vessels; its range extended from the bifurcation site with the circumflex scapular artery to the end of each branch; TD: thoracodorsal; bSA: the largest branch to the serratus anterior muscle; Db: the descending branch; bLD1: the largest branch to the latissimus dorsi muscle; bLD2: the second largest branch to the latissimus dorsi muscle; DIEP: deep inferior epigastric perforator.