Touch sensibility in the breast after subcutaneous mastectomy and immediate reconstruction with a prosthesis

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 443-449

  Benediktsson, K P ^a,b   Perbeck, L ^a   Geigant, E ^a   Solders, G ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Department of Surgery   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AREOLA; BREAST CANCER; BREAST PROSTHESIS; BREAST REDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIPPLE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSIBILITY; SKIN INCISION; SUBCUTANEOUS MASTECTOMY; TOUCH;

EID: 0030863420     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(97)90332-5     Document Type: Article

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