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From: Lymphatic reconstruction with vascularized lymph vessel flap: lymph-interpositional-flap transfer
Figure 3. When a LIFT flap is planned in the lower abdomen using the SCIP or DIEP flap, ICG should be injected at the umbilical level, as lower abdominal lymph flows from the level of the umbilicus towards the inguinal lymph nodes. ICG: indocyanine green; LIFT: lymph-interpositional-flap transfer; SCIP: superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator; DIEP: deep inferior epigastric artery perforator.
