"Breast Implants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Implants used to reconstruct and/or cosmetically enhance the female breast. They have an outer shell or envelope of silicone elastomer and are filled with either saline or silicone gel. The outer shell may be either smooth or textured.
| Descriptor ID |
D018427
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.140
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| Concept/Terms |
Breast Implants- Breast Implants
- Breast Prosthesis, Internal
- Breast Prostheses, Internal
- Internal Breast Prostheses
- Internal Breast Prosthesis
- Prostheses, Internal Breast
- Prosthesis, Internal Breast
- Implants, Breast
- Breast Implant
- Implant, Breast
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Breast Implants" by people in this website by year, and whether "Breast Implants" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2019 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Breast Implants" by people in Profiles.
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Complications of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Implant Capsulectomy: An Analysis of 7486 Patients Using Nationwide Outcomes Data. Aesthet Surg J. 2024 Aug 20; 44(9):936-945.
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Breast Implants and the Risk of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Breast: A Systematic Literature Review and Epidemiologic Study. Aesthet Surg J. 2024 Jun 14; 44(7):757-768.
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Reconstructive breast implant-related infections: Prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and pearls of wisdom. J Infect. 2024 Aug; 89(2):106197.
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The Spectrum of Non-neoplastic Changes Associated With Breast Implants: Histopathology, Imaging, and Clinical Significance. Am J Surg Pathol. 2024 Jun 01; 48(6):e43-e64.
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American Association of Plastic Surgeons Consensus on Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 09 01; 154(3):473-483.
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Oncoplastic Reconstruction in the Setting of Prior Cosmetic Augmentation. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 Nov 01; 154(5):919-928.
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Incidental Bystander or Essential Culprit: A Systematic Review of Bacterial Significance in the Pathogenesis of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Dec 26; 25(1).
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Epidemiology of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma in the United States: A Systematic Review. Aesthet Surg J. 2023 12 14; 44(1):NP32-NP40.
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Financial Toxicity in Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. Ann Plast Surg. 2024 Jan 01; 92(1):34-40.
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Surgical and Patient-Reported Outcomes of 694 Two-Stage Prepectoral versus Subpectoral Breast Reconstructions. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 10 01; 152(4S):43S-54S.