Strategy for salvaging infected breast implants: lessons from the recovery of seven consecutive patients |
Yeo, Hyeonjung
(Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Daegu Fatima Hospital)
Lee, Dongkyu (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Daegu Fatima Hospital) Kim, Jin Soo (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) Eo, Pil Seon (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) Kim, Dong Kyu (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) Lee, Joon Seok (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) Kwon, Ki Tae (Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) Lee, Jeeyeon (Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) Park, Ho Yong (Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) Yang, Jung Dug (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) |
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