title: A method for detection of a punctured saline tissue expander.
abstract: Inadvertent puncture of a tissue expander from a needle can occur both intraoperatively and postoperatively. With a small puncture hole and a partially filled expander, detection of the hole can be very difficult, especially in the postoperative period when removal of the entire device may become necessary for adequate examination. A simple method is described to detect the presence of such a leak with the use of fluorescein dye.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, CA 94305.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Vistnes
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Maxwell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005452:Fluoresceins; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty; D015409:Mastectomy, Radical / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices
chemical_list: D005452:Fluoresceins; D012965:Sodium Chloride