Peculiar mammographic and ultrasonographic findings of a retained silastic drain in the breast.
Foreign bodies, such as surgical sponges or drains, are sometimes retained after surgical procedures.1 Retention of a drain in the breast tissue postoperatively is an unusual complication. This report describes two cases of characteristic sonographic findings related to retained silastic drains following breast surgery.
Son
Eun Ju
EJ
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Shinchon Severance Hospital, 134 Shinchon-dong, Soedaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
Oh
Ki Keun
KK
Kim
Eun-Kyung
EK
D000328:Adult; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012828:Silicones; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary
D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D012828:Silicones; C013830:baysilon