Replacement surgery and silicone gel breast implant rupture: Self-report by women after mammoplasty

Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 255-264

  Brown, S Lori ^a   Pennello, Gene ^b  

^a Genetic Epidemiology Branch   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE GEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST IMPLANT RUPTURE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST SURGERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL RISK; TELEPHONE; TIME; UNITED STATES; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; OPERATION DURATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

ADULT; ALABAMA; BREAST IMPLANTATION; BREAST IMPLANTS; COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SILICONE GELS;

EID: 0036245940     PISSN: 15246094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/152460902753668457     Document Type: Article

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