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RUPTURA SILENCIOSA [1 record]

Record 1 2007-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prostheses
DEF

A breast implant rupture without symptoms and which is not apparent except through appropriate imaging techniques such as MRI [magnetic resonance imaging].

OBS

Most silicone gel-filled breast implant ruptures are silent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prothèses
DEF

Bris de l'enveloppe d'un implant mammaire, sans manifestations visibles, qui ne se décèle qu'à l'aide de certains procédés comme l'imagerie par résonance magnétique.

OBS

La plupart des ruptures d'implants mammaires remplis de gel de silicone sont silencieuses.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Prótesis
DEF

Ruptura de un implante mamario en la cual la mujer portadora de dicho implante no experimenta síntomas o alteraciones notables.

CONT

Implantes mamarios de silicona: Cuando los implantes de silicona se rompen, algunas mujeres notan disminución del tamaño de la mama, nódulos, aspecto mamario desigual, dolor [...] u otras alteraciones de la sensación mamaria. Otras mujeres sufren la ruptura sin experimentar ningún síntoma "ruptura silenciosa".

OBS

La ruptura silenciosa de un implante solamente se detecta mediante el uso de equipos especializados como la resonancia magnética.

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