LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Predictors of internal mammary vessel diameter: A computed tomographic angiography-assisted anatomic analysis. J Plast Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2016: 69:1340-8. Cook JA, Tholpady SS, Momeni A, Chu MW

We would like to congratulate Dr Cook and colleagues on their publication entitled "Predictors of internal mammary vessel diameter: A computed tomographic angiography-assisted anatomic analysis" 1 and take this opportunity to contrast their experience with ours. Our comments are based on a prospectively collected database of consecutive abdominal microvascular breast reconstructions performed by a single surgeon (CMM) using the total rib preservation technique of internal mammary vessel exposure.