The expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) in the surgical treatment of Parry-Romberg syndrome: Case report

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 342-345

  Saccomanno, Flavio ^a   Bernardi, Claudio ^a   Vittorini, Paolo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE); Parry Romberg syndrome

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; SILICONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CASE REPORT; HEMIFACIAL ATROPHY; HUMAN; MALE; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; FACIAL HEMIATROPHY; HUMANS; MALE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; TEMPORAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0030866156     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002669900134     Document Type: Article

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