 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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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Breast Implants" by people in Profiles.
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Sheckter CC, Panchal HJ, Razdan SN, Rubin D, Yi D, Disa JJ, Mehrara B, Matros E. The Influence of Physician Payments on the Method of Breast Reconstruction: A National Claims Analysis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 10; 142(4):434e-442e.
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Peled AW, Sears M, Wang F, Foster RD, Alvarado M, Wong J, Ewing CA, Sbitany H, Esserman LJ, Fowble B. Complications After Total Skin-Sparing Mastectomy and Expander-Implant Reconstruction: Effects of Radiation Therapy on the Stages of Reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2018 Jan; 80(1):10-13.
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Piper ML, Roussel LO, Koltz PF, Wang F, Singh K, Chin R, Sbitany H, Langstein HN. Characterizing infections in prosthetic breast reconstruction: A validity assessment of national health databases. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2017 Oct; 70(10):1345-1353.
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Donovan CA, Harit AP, Chung A, Bao J, Giuliano AE, Amersi F. Oncological and Surgical Outcomes After Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Do Incisions Matter? Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 10; 23(10):3226-31.
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Johnson DB, Lapin B, Wang C, Yao K, Rasinski K, Rundell V, Sisco M. Advanced Age Does Not Worsen Recovery or Long-Term Morbidity After Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2016 Feb; 76(2):164-9.
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Wang F, Peled AW, Chin R, Fowble B, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Esserman L, Foster R, Sbitany H. The Impact of Radiation Therapy, Lymph Node Dissection, and Hormonal Therapy on Outcomes of Tissue Expander-Implant Exchange in Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Jan; 137(1):1-9.
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Brown MA, Nevrekar D, Faino AV, Chung JH. Periimplant Breast Gas at High Altitudes: Prevalence, Significance, and Possible Associated Factors. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Nov; 205(5):971-5.
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Silva AK, Lapin B, Yao KA, Song DH, Sisco M. The Effect of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy on Perioperative Complications in Women Undergoing Immediate Breast Reconstruction: A NSQIP Analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Oct; 22(11):3474-80.
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Fowble B, Park C, Wang F, Peled A, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Esserman L, Foster R, Sbitany H, Hanlon A. Rates of Reconstruction Failure in Patients Undergoing Immediate Reconstruction With Tissue Expanders and/or Implants and Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2015 Jul 01; 92(3):634-41.
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Wang F, Alvarado M, Ewing C, Esserman L, Foster R, Sbitany H. The impact of breast mass on outcomes of total skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate tissue expander-based breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Mar; 135(3):672-9.
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