Expert review of medical devices
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The GORE(®) TAG(®) (W. L. ⋯ The Conformable GORE TAG has recently become commercially available and underwent several changes from the original design to help increase compression resistance, expand treatment ranges and oversizing windows, and improve conformability. This article describes the GORE TAG and Conformable GORE TAG devices, their potential uses and the outcomes in treating various aortic pathologies.
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Expert Rev Med Devices · Mar 2013
Case ReportsComplications of Poly Implant Prothèse breast implants: the current discussion.
Against the background of the current discussion about Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP, Seyne-sur-mer, France) breast implants, we want to present a case demonstrating the complications such as implant rupture, silicone dissemination and level III silicone lymphadenopathy. A 29-year-old woman with cosmetic breast augmentation with PIP implants 5 years previously showed a sensitive swelling in her right axilla and neck region. All tests to detect an infectious or lymphomatous lymphadenopathy were negative. ⋯ The Agence Francaise de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé (AFSSAPS) recommends clinical and ultrasound examination every 6 months for women with PIP implants. Any rupture, suspected rupture or leakage of prosthesis should lead to its explantation as well as that of the contralateral implant. In cases of unusual signs of inflammation, histological and immunohistochemical samples are to be taken.