Traditional electrosurgery and a low thermal injury dissection device yield different outcomes following bilateral skin-sparing mastectomy: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Fine, Richard E ^a   Vose, Joshua G ^b  

^a WellStar Kennestone Hospital   (United States)

^b PEAK Surgical Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; METHYLENE BLUE; RALOXIFENE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTROSURGERY; FASCIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCISION; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; SCALPEL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN FLAP; SKIN NECROSIS; SMOKING; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; SUTURE; THERMAL INJURY; THERMAL INJURY DISSECTION DEVICE; THORAX WALL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79957511537     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-212     Document Type: Article

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