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Wie sicher sind Silikonimplantate wirklich?

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Brustimplantate auf Silikonbasis sind in der letzten Zeit sehr in Verruf geraten. Der Hauptgrund war die Verwendung ungeeigneter Industriesilikone vor dem Hintergrund krimineller Machenschaften einzelner Lieferanten. Was kann der Hausarzt nun seiner Patientin raten, die Trägerin einer Brustprothese aus Silikon ist?

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  1. Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Essen (AöR), Hufelandstraße 55, D-45122, Essen, Deutschland

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Hoffmann, O. Wie sicher sind Silikonimplantate wirklich?. MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin 155, 50–53 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15006-013-0110-2

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Keywords - Safety of silicone breast implants, especially of Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) breast implants

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