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Breast Implants Save Lives: Gunshot Wound to a Silicone Gel Implant.

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: What is the incidence of gunshot injuries involving breast implants?What are the considerations for managing a patient with a gunshot wound to a breast implant?Can a breast implant alter the trajectory of a bullet to the chest?What are the considerations for reconstructing a breast after a gunshot wound?

Source: PubMed Central

Authors: Brooke E Barrow, Milind D Kachare, Alyssa M Simpson, Natalie J West, Samuel L Corey, Bradon J Wilhelmi

Institutions: Duke University, University of Louisville

Language: English

Topic: Breast Implant and Reconstruction

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4322495532

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