Pneumonitis caused by silicone gel following breast implant rupture

2009 ◽  
Vol 179 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Paredes Vila ◽  
F. J. Gonzalez Barcala ◽  
J. Suarez Antelo ◽  
M. Moldes Rodriguez ◽  
I. Abdulkader Nallib ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Implant ◽  
Implant Rupture ◽  
Silicone Gel ◽  
Breast Implant Rupture

Silicone Gel Breast Implant Rupture Rates: Research Issues

2002 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph R. Cook ◽  
Steven J. Bowlin ◽  
James M. Curtis ◽  
Susan J. Hoshaw ◽  
Patti J. Klein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Implant ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Implant Rupture ◽  
Silicone Gel ◽  
Breast Implant Rupture

Shur-Clens: An Agent to Remove Silicone Gel After Breast Implant Rupture

2002 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
George J. Bitar ◽  
Diem B. Nguyen ◽  
Laura K. Knox ◽  
Mohammed I. Dahman ◽  
Raymond F. Morgan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Implant ◽  
Implant Rupture ◽  
Silicone Gel ◽  
Breast Implant Rupture

scholarly journals Thoracic migration of silicone gel after breast implant rupture: a case report and literature review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benedetta Fanelli ◽  
Marco Marcasciano ◽  
Stefano Lovero ◽  
Luca Codolini ◽  
Donato Casella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Biological Membrane ◽  
Breast Implant ◽  
Granulomatous Inflammation ◽  
Breast Implants ◽  
Silicone Implants ◽  
Axillary Lymph ◽  
Implant Rupture ◽  
Silicone Gel ◽  
Breast Implant Rupture

AbstractNowadays silicone is a widespread material for medical devices. In particular, it is commonly used for implants manufacturing, for that patients undergoing breast augmentation or breast reconstruction after mastectomy. However, the use of silicone implants is not free from risks. Ruptures of silicone breast implants are uncommon, in general post-traumatic or iatrogenic, and usually related to implant’s wall weakness of unknown origin but probably due to biochemical reactions that cause wall rupture. As a consequence of a rupture, silicone gel from damaged implants may have a continuity migration to the chest wall, axillae, and upper extremities, resulting in granulomatous inflammation or siliconoma, or a lymphatic migration to axillary lymph nodes. In this regard, silicone thoracic migration is extremely rare, and nowadays a leakage is unlikely to happen with more modern cohesive silicone gel implants. Nevertheless, procedures such as thoracic surgery and thoracotomies may be responsible for accidental breast implant rupture, capsular discontinuity, and eventually intrathoracic silicone migration, especially when dealing with older generations of breast implants. We report a rare case of a 75-year-old woman presenting with pleural silicone effusion, 18 years after a right breast reconstruction for breast cancer, followed by right upper lobe resection for a lung carcinoma. A combination of muscular flap and DTI pre-pectoral breast reconstruction with biological membrane (ADM) has been used for treatment. Literature was reviewed for cases of breast implants free silicone localization in the chest cavity, focusing on previous surgeries, anamnestic relevances, and surgical management.Level of Evidence: Level V, risk/prognostic study.

Ability of Dual-Energy CT to Detect Silicone Gel Breast Implant Rupture and Nodal Silicone Spread

2019 ◽  
Vol 212 (4) ◽  
pp. 933-942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina N. Glazebrook ◽  
Stefan Doerge ◽  
Shuai Leng ◽  
Tammy A. Drees ◽  
Katie N. Hunt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Implant ◽  
Dual Energy ◽  
Dual Energy Ct ◽  
Implant Rupture ◽  
Silicone Gel ◽  
Breast Implant Rupture

Management of Capsular Contracture in Cases of Silicone Gel Breast Implant Rupture with Use of Pulse Lavage and Open Capsulotomy

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 1173-1185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin C. Lam ◽  
Gisela Walgenbach-Brünagel ◽  
Alexey Pryalukhin ◽  
Jens Vorhold ◽  
Thomas Pech ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Implant ◽  
Capsular Contracture ◽  
Implant Rupture ◽  
Silicone Gel ◽  
Pulse Lavage ◽  
Breast Implant Rupture

Removing Highly Cohesive Silicone Gel after Breast Implant Rupture: An In Vitro Study

2010 ◽  
Vol 126 (2) ◽  
pp. 93e-94e ◽  
Author(s):  
Sagit Meshulam-Derazon ◽  
Igal Bar-Ilan ◽  
Ron Azaria ◽  
Dean Ad-El
Keyword(s):  
Breast Implant ◽  
In Vitro Study ◽  
Vitro Study ◽  
Implant Rupture ◽  
Silicone Gel ◽  
Cohesive Silicone Gel ◽  
Breast Implant Rupture
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