Abstract
A detailed anatomical study of the terminal branches of the twelfth thoracic nerve (subcostal nerve) based on observations made during dissections of 23 embalmed cadavers is presented. In all 23 cadavers, the twelfth thoracic nerve had an ascending branch which joined the deep inferior epigastric vascular pedicle about half way between the lower border of the umbilicus and the symphysis pubis. This observation, we believe, explains how it is possible to preserve sensation in the deep inferior epigastric musculocutaneous flap.
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