title: A new tissue expander: X marks the spot.
abstract: A new device for expansion of soft tissue has been used successfully in an animal model. The new expander has significant advantages over the remote-port models--as well as current tissue expanders with incorporated injection sites--and deserves further clinical investigation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013552:Swine