Re: Breast sonography

From: DoctorJoe@aol.com
Fri Oct 18 15:31:55 2002


In a message dated 10/18/02 09:53:55, kroersmardms@netscape.net writes:

> Has anyone ever seen the stem for inflating a saline breast implant on a
> scan? Are they usually located on the side against the chest wall?
> Hypothetically, is it possible that the implant could turn so that the
> stem was on the anterior surface, creating a palpable lump?
>

I had a patient once with implants, where one of them obviously shifted so that a stem or some other edge part came up right above her (right) nipple. It didn't cause any trouble, but it obviously wasn't meant to be THERE.

Joe P.




recommended search...
Google
OBGYN.net forums endometriosis zone Web

use when must restrict search to only the ultrasound forum...
Enter search keywords:
Returns per screen: Require all keywords:

Return to  Ultrasound Forum Mail a New Message to the Forum: ultrasound@obgyn.net
Forum Administrator: terry.dubose@obgyn.net
Report Technical Problems: webmaster@obgyn.net
Last Updated: Mon Nov 2 05:35:30 2009

The American Medical Association is no longer designating CME hours for AMA Category II CME credit. However, physicians themselves may self designate learning activities as Category II CME credit hours if they feel it is of sufficient educational merit and meets the formal definitions of continuing medical education. OBGYN.net believes these interaction in this forum meets these criteria. For further information see the AMA web site.