A retrospective quantitative assessment of breast sensation after lateral pedicle mammaplasty

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 667-673

  Hefter, W ^a,b   Elvenes, Odd Petter ^a,b   Lindholm, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b Samariterhemmet's Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Innervation of breast; Lateral pedicle; Protection of sensitivity; Reduction mammaplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; BREAST AREOLA; BREAST REDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIPPLE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN NERVE; SKIN SENSATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACTILE STIMULATION; TOUCH; ADULT; BREAST; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; HYPESTHESIA; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; TIME;

ADULT; BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; MAMMAPLASTY; NIPPLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TOUCH;

EID: 0141940586     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(03)00308-4     Document Type: Article

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