Management of the complications of tissue expansion during a 5-year period (2005-2010)

Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 167-171

  Karagergou, Eleni ^a   Papas, Athanasios ^a   Foroglou, Pericles ^a   Demiri, Euterpi ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Complications; Revisions; Surgical management; Tissue expanders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; SEROMA; TISSUE EXPANDER; TISSUE EXPANSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEROMA; TISSUE EXPANSION; TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865487630     PISSN: 2000656X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/2000656X.2012.697384     Document Type: Article

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