Chronic Pulmonary Silicone Embolism Related to Saline Breast Implants

Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Jan;13(1):139-41. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201509-575LE.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Breast Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Breast Implantation / methods
  • Breast Implants* / adverse effects
  • Breast Implants* / classification
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage / methods
  • Chronic Disease
  • Device Removal
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Long Term Adverse Effects / diagnosis
  • Lung / pathology*
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnosis*
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis Failure / adverse effects*
  • Pulmonary Embolism* / diagnosis
  • Pulmonary Embolism* / etiology
  • Pulmonary Embolism* / physiopathology
  • Pulmonary Embolism* / therapy
  • Silicone Elastomers / pharmacology
  • Sodium Chloride / pharmacology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods

Substances

  • Silicone Elastomers
  • Sodium Chloride