Surgical removal of ruptured breast implants: the use of intraoperative sonography in localizing free silicone
| Autor: | Emily F. Conant, James W. Fox, John H. Moore, J. Greer, Flemming Forsberg, N.M. Rawool, C. W. Piccoli |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
inorganic chemicals
medicine.medical_specialty Breast Implants Silicones Poison control Lymphatic tissues complex mixtures Implant removal chemistry.chemical_compound Silicone Surgical removal Biopsy medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Breast Intraoperative Care medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry technology industry and agriculture General Medicine Middle Aged equipment and supplies Surgery stomatognathic diseases chemistry Equipment Failure Female Ultrasonography Mammary Implant Palpable mass business Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Roentgenology. 165:1378-1379 |
| ISSN: | 1546-3141 0361-803X |
| DOI: | 10.2214/ajr.165.6.7484569 |
| Popis: | Rupture may occur in up to 30% of silicone breast implants, with the rate varying by implant age and type [1]. When ruptured implants are surgically removed, removal of any extravasated silicone is also attempted. Free silicone remaining in the breast may cause discomfort on be detected as a palpable mass. Because silicone is clean, it may not be readily visible at surgery. Moreover, when silicone infiltrates the surrounding breast, muscle, on lymphatic tissue, it may not be seen as a distinct mass at the time of implant removal. Sonognaphy can detect and localize areas of free silicone that have extnavasated from ruptured implants [2-5]. We present our experience with the use of intraoperative sonography for the localization of free silicone for surgical removal or biopsy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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