Simple-safe-sure Fluid Drainage Just above Breast Tissue Expander using 18-Gauge Blunt Cannula

Summary:. The presence of seroma after breast tissue expander (TE) insertion for a long duration can cause infection and purulency; thus, obvious fluid collection around TEs should be drained as early as possible. However, due to the risk of puncture, it may not be possible to completely drain the f...

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Main Authors: Yu Kagaya, MD, Masaki Arikawa, MD, Daisuke Kageyama, MD, Takuya Sekiyama, MD, Satoshi Akazawa, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-10-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001983