| Literature DB >> 859931 |
Abstract
A previously unreported complication of closed capsulotomy is presented--rupture of a silicone bag-gel breast implant with silicone granuloma formation. We make some suggestions as the pathophysiology involved, and speculate that the complication might be more likely with an implant containing a less cohesive gel.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 859931 DOI: 10.1097/00006534-197706000-00024
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Plast Reconstr Surg ISSN: 0032-1052 Impact factor: 4.730