Silicone Breast Implants: A Rare Cause of Pleural Effusion

CHEST Journal ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 148 (4) ◽  
pp. 444A
Author(s):  
Imam Shaik ◽  
Bindu Gandrapu ◽  
Fernando Gonzalez ◽  
Amer Syed ◽  
Jyoti Matta
Keyword(s):  
Pleural Effusion ◽  
Breast Implants ◽  
Silicone Breast Implants

Bilateral Pleural Effusion Secondary to Silicone Breast Implants Leaks

2019 ◽  
Vol 85 (11) ◽  
pp. 569-571
Author(s):  
Amit Frenkel ◽  
Yair Binyamin ◽  
Ohad Gabai ◽  
Yoav Bichovsky ◽  
Evgeni Brotfain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pleural Effusion ◽  
Breast Implants ◽  
Bilateral Pleural Effusion ◽  
Silicone Breast Implants

scholarly journals Silicone Breast Implants: A Rare Cause of Pleural Effusion

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imam H. Shaik ◽  
Bindu Gandrapu ◽  
Fernando Gonzalez-Ibarra ◽  
David Flores ◽  
Jyoti Matta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pleural Effusion ◽  
Foreign Body Reaction ◽  
Breast Implants ◽  
Pulmonary Complications ◽  
Silicone Implants ◽  
Pleural Effusions ◽  
Silicone Breast Implants ◽  
Breast Implantation ◽  
Silicone Breast Implantation ◽  
Fluid Cytology

Pleural effusions are one of the rarest complications reported in patients with silicone gel filled breast implants. The silicone implants have potential to provoke chronic inflammation of pleura and subsequent pulmonary complications such as pleural effusion. Herein, we report a 44-year-old female who presented with left sided pleural effusion, six weeks after a silicone breast implantation surgery. The most common infectious, inflammatory, and malignant causes of pleural effusion were excluded with pleural fluid cytology and cultures. With recurrent effusion in the setting of recent surgery, the chemical reaction to silicone breast implants was sought and exploration was performed which revealed foreign body reaction (FBR) to silicone material. The symptoms dramatically improved after the explantation.

A Feasibility Study of Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Silicone Breast Implants in Finland

2005 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilona Kulmala ◽  
John D. Boice ◽  
Joseph K. McLaughlin ◽  
Lisbet R. Holmich ◽  
Matti Pakkanen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Breast Implants ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Silicone Breast Implants

Silicone breast implants: complications

1997 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 632-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.C. Iwuagwu ◽  
J.D. Frame
Keyword(s):  
Breast Implants ◽  
Silicone Breast Implants

The effect of late infection and antibiotic treatment on capsular contracture in silicone breast implants: A rat model

2016 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine E. Miller ◽  
Bernardo Hontanilla ◽  
Alvaro Cabello ◽  
Diego Marre ◽  
Leticia Armendariz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Treatment ◽  
Rat Model ◽  
Capsular Contracture ◽  
Breast Implants ◽  
Late Infection ◽  
Silicone Breast Implants
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