title: A cheap and efficacious intraoperative tissue expander.
abstract: The application of a mass produced antral balloon catheter for intraoperative tissue expansion in the head and neck is described. This balloon catheter has the advantage of being cheap and readily available.
authors.affiliation: Regional Plastic and Burns Unit, Withington Hospital, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Dunaway
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Perks
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D009333:Neck; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000295:instrumentation; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices