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DIEP reconstruction during pregnancy: A case report

  • G. Biosse-Duplan1
  • S. Bhatti1
  • D. Masud1
  1. 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UY, United Kingdom
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Abstract

We report a case of a 36-year-old female who was unknowingly two weeks pregnant when she underwent a unilateral DIEP reconstruction. She carried a successful pregnancy to term with no surgical or obstetric complications and minimal abdominal morbidity. Cases of successful pregnancy following a DIEP have previously been published, however this is the first case report in the literature of a DIEP reconstruction in a pregnant woman. We review the literature on pregnancy, breast cancer and reconstruction.

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@article{biosseduplan2026diep,
  title = {{DIEP reconstruction during pregnancy: A case report}},
  author = {G. Biosse-Duplan and S. Bhatti and D. Masud},
  journal = {JPRAS Open},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  doi = {10.1016/j.jpra.2026.09.002},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpra.2026.09.002},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - DIEP reconstruction during pregnancy: A case report
AU  - G. Biosse-Duplan
AU  - S. Bhatti
AU  - D. Masud
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/08
JO  - JPRAS Open
DO  - 10.1016/j.jpra.2026.09.002
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpra.2026.09.002
AB  - We report a case of a 36-year-old female who was unknowingly two weeks pregnant when she underwent a unilateral DIEP reconstruction. She carried a successful pregnancy to term with no surgical or obstetric complications and minimal abdominal morbidity. Cases of successful pregnancy following a DIEP have previously been published, however this is the first case report in the literature of a DIEP reconstruction in a pregnant woman. We review the literature on pregnancy, breast cancer and reconstruction.
SN  - 2352-5878
ER  -