| Title |
Rupture of a Silicone Gel Mammary Prosthesis and Amyloidosis: A Case Report
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, October 2002
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00266-002-2022-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ufuk Emekli, Burçak Tümerdem, Misten Demiryont |
| Abstract |
There has been a great deal of controversy regarding the safety of silicone breast implants. Silicone gel prostheses older than 10 years have the risk of either leakage or outright rupture. The role of silicone gel in relation to connective tissue disease or amyloidosis has not been proved by current serologic, immunologic, or epidemiologic tests. In this paper, we present a case with renal amyloidosis and a history of untreated silicone implant rupture for five years. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 11 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 11 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 2 | 18% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 9% |
| Professor | 1 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 9% |
| Other | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 4 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 27% |
| Psychology | 1 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 9% |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 9% |
| Chemistry | 1 | 9% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 4 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
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