• J Dermatol Surg Oncol · Jan 1990

    Case Reports

    Intraoperative tissue expansion using a Foley catheter following excision of a basal cell carcinoma.

    • S S Greenbaum and C H Greenbaum.
    • Division of Dermatologic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
    • J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 1990 Jan 1; 16 (1): 45-8.

    AbstractChronic tissue expansion has gained an accepted role in reconstructive surgery. Recently, intraoperative tissue expansion (rapid expansion) has been introduced as an alternate technique for recruitment of additional tissue to aid in wound closure. At the present time, the available expanders are designed for single use and then must be discarded; thus they are relatively expensive. We present the use of the readily accessible Foley catheter as a suitable, inexpensive, safe, and practical device for intraoperative tissue expansion.

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