Peculiar Mammographic and Ultrasonographic Findings of a Retained Silastic Drain in the Breast

Foreign bodies, such as surgical sponges or drains, are sometimes retained after surgical procedures.1 Retention of a drain in the breast tissue postoperatively is an unusual complication. This report describes two cases of characteristic sonographic findings related to retained silastic drains foll...

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Autores principales: Son, Eun Ju, Oh, Ki Keun, Kim, Eun-Kyung
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2006
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2687765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17066523
http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2006.47.5.752
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Sumario:Foreign bodies, such as surgical sponges or drains, are sometimes retained after surgical procedures.1 Retention of a drain in the breast tissue postoperatively is an unusual complication. This report describes two cases of characteristic sonographic findings related to retained silastic drains following breast surgery.

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