The efficacy of ultrasound, mammography and magnetic resonance imaging in detecting breast implant rupture: a retrospective study of 175 reconstructive and aesthetic sub-pectoral breast augmentation cases

The effectiveness of radiological imaging in detecting silicone breast implant rupture is, to this day, uncertain. The purpose of this study is to retrospectively evaluate the effectiveness of radiological imaging when diagnosing a rupture.The population taken into exam comprised 175 patients with 242 implants, among which 168 were used for breast reconstruction and 74 for aesthetic augmentation. All patients who underwent revision surgery, between January 2015 and June 2016, following breast augmentation or reconstruction, were included, regardless of any preoperative diagnosis of rupture had been made.

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