title: Sonographic diagnosis of abscess following breast-conserving surgery with insertion of nonabsorbable mesh.
abstract: Immediate mesh insertion has been recently used for breast reconstruction after breast-conserving surgery. We report a case of abscess formation following immediate nonabsorbable mesh insertion with breast-conserving surgery. In this article, we demonstrate multimodal breast imaging features and pathologic correlations of the case. In addition, we illustrate characteristic sonographic findings of nonabsorbable mesh fibers to differentiate them from a gossypiboma caused by a retained surgical sponge or tumor recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan-city, Kyunggi-do, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Bo Kyoung
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Gil-Soo
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Young-Sik
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015503:Surgical Sponges / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary / Q000379:methods*
keywords: CT; MR; abscess; breast; mesh; ultrasonography