Ultrasonography in PIP implant scanning: a cautionary tale

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2012 Oct;65(10):1439-40. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2012.04.041. Epub 2012 May 24.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acrylamides / adverse effects
  • Adult
  • Breast Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Breast Diseases / etiology
  • Breast Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Breast Implantation / methods
  • Breast Implants / adverse effects*
  • Device Removal
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Inositol Phosphates / adverse effects
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Prosthesis Failure*
  • Reoperation / methods
  • Risk Assessment
  • Safety-Based Medical Device Withdrawals
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography, Mammary / methods*
  • United Kingdom

Substances

  • Acrylamides
  • Inositol Phosphates
  • poly(4-vinylbenzylinositol polyphosphate-co-N,N-dimethylacrylamide)