"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 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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Impact of Radiation on Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction in Prepectoral Versus Submuscular Planes. Ann Plast Surg. 2021 06 01; 86(6S Suppl 5):S560-S566.
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Total Muscle Coverage versus AlloDerm Human Dermal Matrix for Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 01; 143(1):1-6.
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Ketorolac and Hematoma Incidence in Postmastectomy Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction. Ann Plast Surg. 2018 May; 80(5):472-474.
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Biomedical implant capsule formation: lessons learned and the road ahead. Ann Plast Surg. 2014 Oct; 73(4):451-60.
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Comparison of immediate implant placement versus the staged tissue expander technique in breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Jun; 129(6):909e-918e.
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt leakage into a breast implant demonstrated by radionuclide cisternography. Clin Nucl Med. 2011 Dec; 36(12):1127-8.
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Skin sparing mastectomy with delayed implant reconstruction. Am Surg. 2010 Jul; 76(7):785-7.
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The connexin43 carboxyl-terminal peptide ACT1 modulates the biological response to silicone implants. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 May; 123(5):1440-1451.
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Immunolocalization of keratan sulfate, chondroitin-4-sulfate, and chondroitin-6-sulfate in periprosthetic breast capsules exhibiting synovial metaplasia. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1996 Jul; 98(1):78-82.
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Silicone deposition in reconstruction scars of women with silicone breast implants. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1996 Jul; 35(1):32-6.