Early experience with the crescent expander in immediate and delayed breast reconstruction

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 82-88

  Eriksen, Catharina ^a   Stark, Birgit ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Complications; Crescent shaped expander; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRACTURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; TISSUE EXPANDERS;

EID: 33645008826     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 11013923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310500410344     Document Type: Article

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