Intrathoracic migration of a breast implant seven years after thoracotomy. A case report

A 52-year-old woman, who had previous bilateral subpectoral breast augmentation, underwent thoracotomy for a right upper lobe pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Seven years after her thoracic surgery, the patient noticed a reduction in her right breast volume, with shortness of breath and cough. A computed t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Damirov, Fuad, Zimmermann, Julia, Ketscher, Christian, Hatz, Rudolf, Manapov, Farkhad, Lindner, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Case Series
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9420523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35994801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107506
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Sumario:A 52-year-old woman, who had previous bilateral subpectoral breast augmentation, underwent thoracotomy for a right upper lobe pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Seven years after her thoracic surgery, the patient noticed a reduction in her right breast volume, with shortness of breath and cough. A computed tomography study of the chest revealed intrathoracic migration of her right breast implant with no sing of capsule rupture. Subsequent video-assisted thoracoscopy confirmed this diagnosis.

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