title: Technical note: appearances on ultrasound of impalpable injection port in a double chamber breast prosthesis.
abstract: Breast reconstruction utilizing tissue expansion is being increasingly practised by both plastic and general surgeons. Our current experience for both immediate and delayed reconstruction is with the double chamber Becker prosthesis. The prosthesis with the resulting breast mound has on occasions rendered the injection port difficult to localize by palpation. We have found ultrasound useful in identifying impalpable ports and in facilitating needle insertion into the injection dome.
authors.affiliation: Academic Department of Surgery, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Skene
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barr
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Cosgrove
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D010173:Palpation; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012828:Silicones; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones; D012965:Sodium Chloride