Breast reconstruction with anatomical expanders and implants: Our early experience

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 352-357

  McGeorge, D D ^a   Mahdi, S ^a   Tsekouras, A ^a  

^a Countess of Chester Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE EXPANSION;

EID: 0029762973     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(96)90002-8     Document Type: Article

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