Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 8 , Pages 1388-1390 , August 2010

Capsular flap for coverage of an exposed implant after skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction

  • Michael Brandstetter

      Affiliations

    • Paracelsus Medical University, Strubergasse 21, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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  • Thomas Schoeller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    • ,
  • Petra Pülzl

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    • ,
  • Heinrich Schubert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +43 512 504 80893.
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  • Gottfried Wechselberger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

Received 2 July 2009 ,Accepted 13 November 2009.

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PII: S1748-6815(09)00849-3

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.11.054

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 8 , Pages 1388-1390 , August 2010

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