Clinical Durability and Deflation of Saline-Filled Breast Implant in Breast Reconstruction
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Kim, Il-Kug
(Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University)
Lee, Jun-Ho (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) Kim, Yong-Ha (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) Kim, Tae-Gon (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) Lee, Soo-Jung (Department of General Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) Kang, Soo-Hwan (Department of General Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) |
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