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Breast tissue expander

Known as: tissue expander breast, Tissue Expander, breast expanders tissue 
An inflatable reservoir that is used to expand the remaining breast skin after a mastectomy and prior to surgical reconstruction.
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Development of a treatment technique for the AeroForm™ tissue expander breast implant system–a single department experience
Purpose Air tissue expander systems offer breast cancer patients a number of advantages but present an unusual challenge when… 
2018
2018
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… 
2016
2016
Rib cage deformity during two-stage tissue expander breast reconstruction in patient with previous radiotherapy: a case report
Patients undergoing two-stage breast reconstruction with tissue expander and a history of previous irradiation are predisposed to… 
2015
2015
A simple technique of breast tissue expander saline aspiration.
BACKGROUND Breast tissue expanders are inflatable implants designed to stretch the skin and muscle to make space for a future… 
2013
2013
Immediate tissue expander breast reconstruction following mastectomy in pregnancy-associated breast cancer.
1133 Background: Management of pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) requires balancing benefits of therapy with potential… 
2011
2011
Misleading chest X-ray findings following the insertion of a breast expander.
2010
2010
Reversed acellular dermis: failure of graft incorporation in primary tissue expander breast reconstruction resulting in recurrent breast cellulitis.
2009
2009
TH‐D‐BRD‐08: Dose Perturbation Due To High Z Artifacts in IMRT Planning
Purpose: Presence of high‐Z implants inside the patient causes streaking artifacts in the kVCT (kilovoltage computed tomography… 
2007
2007
Salvage of infected breast expander prosthesis: the advantage of an integral port.
1988
1988
Breast Reconstruction with a Subcutaneous Tissue Expander Followed with a Polyurethane‐covered Silicone Breast Implant
We have reexamined the subcutaneous route of reconstruction of the breast following mastectomy. For either delayed or immediate… 
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