 Breast Implants
"Breast Implants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Implants used to reconstruct and/or cosmetically enhance the female breast. They have an outer shell or envelope of silicone elastomer and are filled with either saline or silicone gel. The outer shell may be either smooth or textured.
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D018427
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.140
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| Concept/Terms |
Breast Implants- Breast Implants
- Breast Prosthesis, Internal
- Breast Prostheses, Internal
- Internal Breast Prostheses
- Internal Breast Prosthesis
- Prostheses, Internal Breast
- Prosthesis, Internal Breast
- Implants, Breast
- Breast Implant
- Implant, Breast
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Breast Implants" by people in Profiles.
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Burke EE, Laronga C, Sun W, DeBiase S, Naqvi SMH, Fridley B, Czerniecki BJ, Hoover SJ, Khakpour N, Kiluk JV, Lee MC. Implant-sparing Mastectomy: An Alternative for Women Undergoing Mastectomy With Retropectoral Implants. Clin Breast Cancer. 2020 02; 20(1):e14-e19.
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Picha GJ, Goldstein JA. Investigation of silicone oil and fumed silica in an adjuvant animal model. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1997 Sep; 100(3):643-52.
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