Outcomes of tissue expander/implant breast reconstruction in the setting of prereconstruction radiation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 354-361

  Hirsch, Elliot M ^a   Seth, Akhil K ^a   Dumanian, Gregory A ^a   Kim, John Y S ^a   Mustoe, Thomas A ^a   Galiano, Robert D ^a   Fine, Neil A ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern Plastic Surgery Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST IMPLANTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856695445     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31823ae8b1     Document Type: Article

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