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Original Scientific Reports

Management of the complications of tissue expansion during a 5-year period (2005–2010)

Eleni KaragergouPlastic Surgery Department, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, “Papageorgiou” General Hospital, Thessaloniki, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Athanasios PapasPlastic Surgery Department, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, “Papageorgiou” General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Pericles ForoglouPlastic Surgery Department, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, “Papageorgiou” General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Euterpi DemiriPlastic Surgery Department, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, “Papageorgiou” General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Pages 167-171 | Accepted 22 Mar 2012, Published online: 12 Jul 2012

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