Comparison of venous couplers versus hand‐sewn technique in 4577 cases of DIEP ‐flap breast reconstructions – A multicenter study

Venous anastomosis remains to be a challenging step in microsurgical tissue transfer and venous complications constitute to a common reason for free flap failure. While several studies have compared mechanical vs. hand-sewn venous anastomoses, there is no large-series study comparing the type of anastomosis exclusively in DIEP flap breast reconstructions.Between 2011 and 2019, 3926 female patients underwent 4577 free DIEP-flap breast...