Explantation of silicone breast implants

American Surgeon

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 421-429

  Thomas III, William O ^a   Harper, Larry L ^a   Wong, Song W ^a   Michalski, Joseph P ^a   Harris, Curtis N ^b   Moore, Jennifer T ^a   Rodning, Charles B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery College of Medicine/Medical Center University of South Alabama ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; EXPLANT; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SAFETY; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0030939588     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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