Preferred Label : tissue expansion devices;
MeSH definition : Devices used to generate extra soft tissue in vivo to be used in surgical reconstructions.
They exert stretching forces on the tissue and thus stimulate new growth and result
in TISSUE EXPANSION. They are commonly inflatable reservoirs, usually made of silicone,
which are implanted under the tissue and gradually inflated. Other tissue expanders
exert stretching forces by attaching to outside of the body, for example, vacuum tissue
expanders. Once the tissue has grown, the expander is removed and the expanded tissue
is used to cover the area being reconstructed.;
MeSH synonym : device, tissue expansion; devices, tissue expansion; expander, tissue; tissue expansion device; tissue expanders; expanders, tissue; tissue expander;
MeSH hyponym : tissue expanders, vacuum; Expander, Vacuum Tissue; Expanders, Vacuum Tissue; Tissue Expander, Vacuum; Vacuum Tissue Expander; Vacuum Tissue Expanders;
Origin ID : D015625;
UMLS CUI : C0040289;
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Devices used to generate extra soft tissue in vivo to be used in surgical reconstructions.
They exert stretching forces on the tissue and thus stimulate new growth and result
in TISSUE EXPANSION. They are commonly inflatable reservoirs, usually made of silicone,
which are implanted under the tissue and gradually inflated. Other tissue expanders
exert stretching forces by attaching to outside of the body, for example, vacuum tissue
expanders. Once the tissue has grown, the expander is removed and the expanded tissue
is used to cover the area being reconstructed.
