A novel approach for management of ear keloids: Results of excision combined with 5-fluorouracil injection

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Khare, Nishant ^a   Patil, Surendra B ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR KELOID; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; KELOID; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TISSUE NECROSIS; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIMETABOLITES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; INDIA; KELOID; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 84867572270     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2012.04.021     Document Type: Letter

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