Immediate rupture of breast implant following trauma

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2432-2433

  Mason, William T M ^b   Hobby, John A E ^a  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SILICONE GEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST EXAMINATION; BREAST IMPLANT RUPTURE; BREAST INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MASTITIS; PARESTHESIA; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; BREAST IMPLANTS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTITIS; REOPERATION; RUPTURE; SILICONE GELS; THORACIC INJURIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0038319056     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000061860.86524.4D     Document Type: Article

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