Gossner Johannes
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Göttingen-Weende, An der Lutter 24, 37074 Göttingen, Germany.
J Ultrasound. 2016 Dec 27;20(1):87-89. doi: 10.1007/s40477-016-0225-2. eCollection 2017 Mar.
Capsular contracture or capsular fibrosis is the most common complication following breast augmentation with implants. Sonography is usually the initial imaging test performed to examine a suspicious implant. In contrast to the large number of patients developing capsular fibrosis there is only sparse literature reporting about sonographic findings. In this letter after a brief review of normal sonographic findings after breast augmentation, established ultrasound findings suggestive of capsular fibrosis (deformity, increased number of radial folds and thickening of the fibrous capsule) are discussed. The possible value of new techniques and possible directions for further research are addressed.
包膜挛缩或包膜纤维化是隆胸植入术后最常见的并发症。超声检查通常是用于检查可疑植入物的初始影像学检查。与大量发生包膜纤维化的患者相比，关于超声检查结果的文献报道却很少。在这封信中，在简要回顾隆胸术后正常超声检查结果之后，讨论了提示包膜纤维化的既定超声检查结果（畸形、放射状褶皱数量增加和纤维包膜增厚）。还探讨了新技术的可能价值和进一步研究的可能方向。
