One-stage breast reconstruction using McGhan Style 150 biodimensional expanders: A review of 107 implants with six years experience

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1037-1042

  Cicchetti, Silvia ^a   Leone, M Stella ^b   Franchelli, Simonetta ^b   Santi, Pier Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anatomical breast implants; Breast expanders; Breast reconstruction; One stage breast reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LOG RANK TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST IMPLANTS; CONTRACTURE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SEROMA; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE EXPANDERS; TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748678289     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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