Radiographic evidence of breast implant rupture
Theophelis, L.G.; Stevenson, T.R.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 78(5): 673-675
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-1052 PMID: 3763753 Document Number: 273971
A patient with a past history of breast augmentation, fibrous capsule formation, and repeated closed capsulotomies is described. Deformity of the breast occurred in conjunction with radiographic evidence of implant rupture. This rupture was confirmed at the time of open capsulotomy and implant exchange. After augmentation and closed capsulotomy, a diverticulum of the fibrous breast capsule can mimic implant rupture on mammography despite an intact prosthesis. Mammographic features, including multiple loculations and streaming of implant contents, increase the suspicion of rupture.