Methylene blue dye-induced skin necrosis in immediate breast reconstruction: Evaluation and management

Archives of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 258-263

  Lee, Ji Hwan ^a   Chang, Choong Hyun ^a   Park, Chan Heun ^a   Kim, June Kyu ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breast implantation; Breast neoplasm; Methylene blue; Necrosis; Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE;

ACELLULAR DERMAL MATRIX; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST IMPLANT; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MASTECTOMY; MASTITIS; MIDDLE AGED; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN TENSION; TISSUE NECROSIS; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 84901309405     PISSN: 22346163     EISSN: 22346171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2014.41.3.258     Document Type: Article

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