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Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 50, 2016 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Preventive effects on seroma formation with use of the harmonic focus shears after breast reconstruction with the latissimus dorsi flap

Yoshihiro SowaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Toshiaki NumajiriDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan;
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Ayako KawarazakiDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan;
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Kouichi SakaguchiDepartment of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan
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Tetsuya TaguchiDepartment of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan
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Kenichi NishinoDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan;
Pages 349-353 | Received 05 Oct 2015, Accepted 03 Mar 2016, Published online: 05 May 2016

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