Late seroma formation after breast surgery with textured silicone implants: A problem worth bearing in mind

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Mazzocchi, Marco ^a   Dessy, Luca A ^b   Carlesimo, Bruno ^b   Marchetti, Francesco ^b   Scuderi, Nicolò ^b  

^a Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ^*  (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE DERIVATIVE;

BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SEROMA;

BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SEROMA; SILICONES;

EID: 77951082083     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181cb664d     Document Type: Note

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