An analysis of silicone gel-filled breast implants: Diagnosis and failure rates

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2304-2309

  Rohrich, Rod J ^a   Adams Jr , William P ^a   Beran, Samuel J ^a   Rathakrishnan, Ranganathan ^a   Griffin, John ^a   Robinson Jr , Jack B ^a   Kenkel, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILICONE GELS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032424769     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199812000-00004     Document Type: Article

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