Preliminary Study of PGA Fabric for Seromas at Latissimus Dorsi Flap Donor Sites

BACKGROUND: Seroma formation is a major complication following latissimus dorsi (LD) flap transfer for breast reconstruction. We implanted a nonwoven polyglycolic acid (PGA) fabric—a biodegradable polymer—in the LD flap donor site and examined its effect on postoperative seroma formation and resolut...

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Autores principales: Itani, Yoshihito, Hagiwara, Akeo, Hashimoto, Takahiro, Isogai, Noritaka, Kusuhara, Hirohisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5682163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29184727
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001499

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