Infectious Complications following Breast Reconstruction Using Tissue Expanders in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

Summary:. Infectious complications represent one of the most prominent factors contributing to tissue expander (TE) loss in breast reconstruction procedures. Several patient characteristics that increase the risk for surgical-site infection or TE infection have been reported, but no study has focuse...

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Main Authors: Mifue Taminato, MD, Koichi Tomita, MD, PhD, Kenji Yano, MD, PhD, Ko Hosokawa, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-10-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001535