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Case of late hematoma after breast augmentation
We present a case report of a patient who experienced a late, spontaneous breast hematoma 26 years after primary breast augmentation. Late hematomas are a rare complication of breast augmentation with uncertain etiology. In this case, there was no trauma, calcifications, or implant rupture. We belie...
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Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5869420/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29506340 http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2016.01718 |
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author | Kim, Leslie Castel, Nikki Parsa, Fereydoun Don |
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description | We present a case report of a patient who experienced a late, spontaneous breast hematoma 26 years after primary breast augmentation. Late hematomas are a rare complication of breast augmentation with uncertain etiology. In this case, there was no trauma, calcifications, or implant rupture. We believe the patient’s hematoma was secondary to erosion of a capsular vessel due to capsular contracture. |
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spelling | pubmed-58694202018-04-06 Case of late hematoma after breast augmentation Kim, Leslie Castel, Nikki Parsa, Fereydoun Don Arch Plast Surg Case Report We present a case report of a patient who experienced a late, spontaneous breast hematoma 26 years after primary breast augmentation. Late hematomas are a rare complication of breast augmentation with uncertain etiology. In this case, there was no trauma, calcifications, or implant rupture. We believe the patient’s hematoma was secondary to erosion of a capsular vessel due to capsular contracture. Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2018-03 2018-03-05 /pmc/articles/PMC5869420/ /pubmed/29506340 http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2016.01718 Text en Copyright © 2018 The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Kim, Leslie Castel, Nikki Parsa, Fereydoun Don Case of late hematoma after breast augmentation |
title | Case of late hematoma after breast augmentation |
title_full | Case of late hematoma after breast augmentation |
title_fullStr | Case of late hematoma after breast augmentation |
title_full_unstemmed | Case of late hematoma after breast augmentation |
title_short | Case of late hematoma after breast augmentation |
title_sort | case of late hematoma after breast augmentation |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5869420/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29506340 http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2016.01718 |
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