Tissue expanders in children

Tissue expanders in children

Tissue expanders are particularly applicable in the pediatric population. They are extremely well tolerated by children and can withstand the everyday play and trauma unique to children. Over the past 2 years, we have used 26 tissue expanders in 17 pediatric patients. Fifteen of the 17 patients succ...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pediatric surgery 1991, Vol.26 (1), p.22-25
Hauptverfasser: Paletta, Christian, Campbell, Edward, Shehadi, Sameer I.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Breast - abnormalities
Breast - surgery
Child, Preschool
Clubfoot - surgery
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Medical sciences
Postoperative Complications
Scalp - injuries
Scalp - surgery
Skin plastic surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgical Flaps
Tissue Expansion - methods
Tissue Expansion Devices
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Zusammenfassung:Tissue expanders are particularly applicable in the pediatric population. They are extremely well tolerated by children and can withstand the everyday play and trauma unique to children. Over the past 2 years, we have used 26 tissue expanders in 17 pediatric patients. Fifteen of the 17 patients successfully underwent reconstructive surgery with the aid of expanders. The expander became exposed in two patients, necessitating removal. In each of these patients, a more complicated and less satisfactory method of reconstruction was performed.
ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/0022-3468(91)90418-S