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Breast Prosthesis, Internal

Known as: Internal Breast Prosthesis, Internal Breast Prostheses, Prostheses, Internal Breast 
Implants used to reconstruct and/or cosmetically enhance the female breast. They have an outer shell or envelope of silicone elastomer and are filled… Expand
National Institutes of Health

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ImplantsProsthesis
MammaplastyMammary Prostheses, unspecified whether internal or externalMicrobiologicalSIZER, MAMMARY, BREAST IMPLANT VOLUME
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PROSTHESIS, BREAST, INFLATABLE, INTERNAL, SALINE

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Review
2019
Review
2019
Current Risk Estimate of Breast Implant–Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma in Textured Breast Implants
Background: With breast implant–associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) now accepted as a unique (iatrogenic… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma in women with breast implants.
CONTEXT Recently, we identified 2 patients with anaplastic large T-cell lymphoma (ALCL) negative for tyrosine kinase anaplastic… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Inamed Silicone Breast Implant Core Study Results at 6 Years
Background: Silicone gel–filled breast implants were developed in 1962 but did not fall under the auspices of the U.S. Food and… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
A Long-Term Study of Outcomes, Complications, and Patient Satisfaction with Breast Implants
Background: Breast implants have been used worldwide for more than 40 years. Despite extensive clinical experience, there is… Expand
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Review
2005
Review
2005
Biofilm in Implant Infections: Its Production and Regulation
A significant proportion of medical implants become the focus of a device-related infection, difficult to eradicate because… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Effects of estrogen and estrogen-progestin on mammographic parenchymal density. Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions (PEPI) Investigators.
BACKGROUND In longitudinal studies, greater mammographic density is associated with an increased risk for breast cancer… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Self-reported breast implants and connective-tissue diseases in female health professionals. A retrospective cohort study.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of breast implants with connective-tissue diseases. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS Retrospective… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The Fate of Breast Implants: A CriticalAnalysis of Complications and Outcomes
Complications and outcomes were monitored following the implantation of 1655 breast implants over a 15-year period. Smooth… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Reconstruction and the radiated breast: is there a role for implants?
The use of breast implants in irradiated patients is controversial. Recently, 39 irradiated implants were compared with 338… Expand
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The basis of the FDA's decision on breast implants.
  • D. Kessler
  • The New England journal of medicine
  • 1992
    • Corpus ID: 43252927
On April 16, 1992, the Food and Drug Administration announced that breast implants filled with silicone gel would be available… Expand
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