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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2012; 45(03): 579-580
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.105986
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Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Bilateral pneumothorax following breast augmentation: Beware and be aware

Namasivayam Balamurugan
Department of Plastic Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, Sri Gokulam Hospitals and Research Institute, Salem, Tamil Nadu
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Ritesh Menezes
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Srinivas institute of Medical Sciences and Research centre, Mangalore
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Ponniah Thirumalaikolundusubramanian
Department of Internal Medicine, Chennai Medical Colleges and Research Center, Irungalur, Trichy, India
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Subramanian Senthilkumaran
Department of Plastic Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, Sri Gokulam Hospitals and Research Institute, Salem, Tamil Nadu
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21 November 2019 (online)

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