Preventive Effect on Seroma of Use of PEAK PlasmaBlade after Latissimus Dorsi Breast Reconstruction

Summary:. Postoperative seroma is still the main complication after a latissimus dorsi (LD) flap procedure. The etiology of seroma is currently thought to comprise tissue fluids resulting from inflammatory reactions in affected tissue caused by the use of monopolar electrocautery (EC). It is possibl...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiro Sowa, MD, PhD, Naoki Inafuku, MD, Takuya Kodama, MD, Daiki Morita, MD, Toshiaki Numajiri, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-12-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002035