Anesthetic outcome of breast implant removal in 85 consecutive patients

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1057-1059

  Netscher, David T ^a,b,c  

^a Baylor College of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; ESTHETICS; EXPLANT; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP;

BREAST IMPLANTS; DEVICE REMOVAL; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS;

EID: 2542499832     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000105686.02437.74     Document Type: Article

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