A case of acute pneumonitis induced by injection of silicone for colpoplasty

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Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 104-106

  Kim, Cheol Hyeon ^a   Chung, Doo Hyun ^a   Yoo, Chul Gyu ^a   Lee, Choon Taek ^a   Han, Sung Koo ^a   Shim, Young Soo ^a   Kim, Young Whan ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Colpoplasty; Pneumonitis; Silicone

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INCLUSION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; SILICONES; VAGINA;

EID: 12244255745     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068422     Document Type: Article

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