Complete coverage of a tissue expander by a musculofascial pocket including the sternalis muscle during breast reconstruction

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Ishii, Naohiro (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center) ;
Shimizu, Yusuke (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of the Ryukyus Hospital) ;
Ando, Jiro (Department of Breast Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center) ;
Harao, Michiko (Department of Breast Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center) ;
Takemae, Masaru (Department of Breast Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center) ;
Kishi, Kazuo (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University)

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