Patient-reported systemic symptoms in women with silicone breast implants: a descriptive cohort study
Objective An unknown portion of women with silicone breast implants (SBI) report development of systemic symptoms, recently named as ‘breast implant illness (BII)’. We aim to describe the symptoms and characteristics of women with SBI reporting these systemic symptoms and compare the clinical course...
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Main Authors: | Karlinde Amber Spit, Miranda Scharff, Christel JM de Blok, Frank B Niessen, Yara Bachour, Prabath W Nanayakkara |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2022-06-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/6/e057159.full |
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