Is the shear wave sonographic elastography correlated with pain after breast augmentation with silicone implants an indication of inflammatory activity? A preliminary report

Introduction: Formation of a capsule is a natural inflammatory response to a foreign body such as a breast implant.Breast capsular contracture is the most severe complication of implant surgery. Aim: To evaluate breast tissues and the periprosthetic reaction with sonoelastography. Material and metho...

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Main Authors: Paweł Rzymski, Mikołaj Kubasik, Michał Gaca, Tomasz Opala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2011-12-01
Series:Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques
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Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/Is-the-shear-wave-sonographic-elastography-correlated-with-pain-after-breast-augmentation-with-silicone-implants-an-indication-of-inflammatory-activity-A-preliminary-report,42,17851,1,0.html