STUDY: Removal of Infected Tissue Expanders in Breast Reconstruction: A 10-Year Experience.

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Outcome Following Removal of Infected Tissue Expanders in Breast
Reconstruction: A 10-Year Experience.

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Eric G. Halvorson, MD; Joseph J. Disa, MD; Babak J. Mehrara, MD;
Brooke A. Burkey, MD; Andrea L. Pusic, MD; Peter G. Cordeiro, MD

Of 39 tissue-expander breast reconstructions requiring premature
removal of the expander for infection, 31% had undergone prior
radiation. Although 67% did not undergo secondary reconstruction,
those who were unirradiated were able to elect to repeat the
procedure.