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RE: Prosthetic Breast Implant Rupture: Imaging—Pictorial Essay

Full Cooperation Between Surgeon and Radiologist: “The Best of Both Worlds”

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Cooperation between plastic surgeons and radiologists is fundamental when breast prosthesis rupture is suspected. We describe our experience managing the case of suspected implant rupture in a patient that underwent CT scan imaging for thoracic pain. Poor clinical information given to radiologists leads to wrong diagnosis: during surgery, both prostheses were checked revealing no signs of rupture. Full communication among different specialists involved in the multidisciplinary approach is always recommended, and an easy-to-use national breast implant register would allow a better management of patients’ follow-up and eventual preoperative planning.

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  1. Department of Surgery “P.Valdoni”, Unit of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, Via Giovanni Maria Lancisi, 2, 00161, Rome, Italy

    M. Marcasciano, A. Conversi, J. Kaciulyte & L. A. Dessy

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Marcasciano, M., Conversi, A., Kaciulyte, J. et al. RE: Prosthetic Breast Implant Rupture: Imaging—Pictorial Essay. Aesth Plast Surg 41, 1478–1480 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-017-0942-8

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