Intercostal neuroma as a source of pain after aesthetic and reconstructive breast implant surgery

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1199-1203

  Nguyen, John T ^a   Buchanan, Ian A ^a   Patel, Priti P ^a   Aljinovic, Nika ^a   Lee, Bernard T ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast augmentation; Breast implant; Breast reconstruction; Intercostal neuroma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST CANCER; BREAST TENDERNESS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; INTERCOSTAL NEUROMA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MASTALGIA; MASTECTOMY; NEUROMA; PLASTIC SURGEON; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX WALL;

BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 84864682478     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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