Topical application of DMSO as an adjunct to tissue expansion for breast reconstruction

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 194-197

  Raposio, Eduardo ^a,b   Santi, PierLuigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast; Dimethyl sulphoxide; Reconstruction; Tissue expansion

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONGE; TISSUE EXPANSION; TONOMETRY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0033119169     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1998.3096     Document Type: Article

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