Mastectomy using ultrasonic dissection: Effect on seroma formation

Breast

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 338-341

  Galatius, Hanne ^a   Okholm, Mette ^a,b   Hoffmann, Jack ^a  

^a Hoersholm Hospital   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Seroma; Ultrasound dissection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BLEEDING; BREAST CANCER; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALPEL; SEROMA; STANDARD; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0142180121     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9776(03)00110-3     Document Type: Article

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