title: The reservoir-pusher in breast reconstructive surgery.
abstract: This paper describes a surgical instrument designed for the subcutaneous insertion of the Becker expander reservoir. The instrument has proven to be particularly easy to use, and it has several safety features for avoiding rupture of the reservoir and the linkup tube.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marconi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boni
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000295:instrumentation*