"Tissue Expansion Devices" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Devices used to generate extra soft tissue in vivo to be used in surgical reconstructions. They exert stretching forces on the tissue and thus stimulate new growth and result in TISSUE EXPANSION. They are commonly inflatable reservoirs, usually made of silicone, which are implanted under the tissue and gradually inflated. Other tissue expanders exert stretching forces by attaching to outside of the body, for example, vacuum tissue expanders. Once the tissue has grown, the expander is removed and the expanded tissue is used to cover the area being reconstructed.
| Descriptor ID |
D015625
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.800 E07.858.886
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| Concept/Terms |
Tissue Expansion Devices- Tissue Expansion Devices
- Device, Tissue Expansion
- Devices, Tissue Expansion
- Tissue Expansion Device
- Tissue Expanders
- Expander, Tissue
- Expanders, Tissue
- Tissue Expander
Tissue Expanders, Vacuum- Tissue Expanders, Vacuum
- Expander, Vacuum Tissue
- Expanders, Vacuum Tissue
- Tissue Expander, Vacuum
- Vacuum Tissue Expander
- Vacuum Tissue Expanders
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tissue Expansion Devices" by people in Profiles.
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What did we catch? Predictors of infection after tissue expander-based breast reconstruction in a safety-net system. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2024 09; 96:83-91.
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Follow-Up Study: One-Step Salvage of Infected Prosthetic Breast Reconstructions Using Antibiotic-Impregnated Polymethylmethacrylate Plates and Concurrent Tissue Expander Exchange. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Feb; 145(2):240e-250e.
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The surgical principles of conjoined twin separation. Semin Perinatol. 2018 10; 42(6):386-392.
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Separation of Thoraco-Omphalo-Ischiopagus Conjoined Twins: Surgical Planning, Management, and Outcomes. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Nov; 138(5):1064-1072.
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One-Step Salvage of Infected Prosthetic Breast Reconstructions Using Antibiotic-Impregnated Polymethylmethacrylate Plates and Concurrent Tissue Expander Exchange. Ann Plast Surg. 2016 Sep; 77(3):280-5.
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A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Paravertebral Block versus General Anesthesia Alone for Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Apr; 137(4):660e-666e.
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A systematic review of the use of Botulinum toxin type A with subpectoral breast implants. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2014 Jan; 67(1):34-41.
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Activity of antimicrobial-impregnated silicone tissue expanders. Ann Plast Surg. 2002 Dec; 49(6):567-71.
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Dacron cuff for external tissue expander fill sites. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1996 Nov; 98(6):1122.