Sclerotherapy for the treatment of postmastectomy seroma

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 196, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 541-544

  Throckmorton, Alyssa D ^a   Askegard Giesmann, Johanna ^a   Hoskin, Tanya L ^a   Bjarnason, Haraldur ^a   Donohue, John H ^a   Boughey, Judy C ^a   Degnim, Amy C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lymphocele; Mastectomy; Sclerotherapy; Seroma

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MASTECTOMY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SCLEROTHERAPY; SEROMA; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; POVIDONE-IODINE; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; SEROMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52049111381     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.020     Document Type: Article

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