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Endoscopic Bilateral Nipple-sparing Mastectomy via a Single Axillary Incision with Immediate Pre-pectoral Implant-based Breast Reconstruction
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Unusual Cause of Unilateral Breast Swelling
Jon Kristinn Nielsen1, Rares Miscov1, Peter Fryd Birkeland2
1Department of Neurosurgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Abstract:
A 69-year-old woman with bilateral breast implants and a newly inserted ventriculoperitoneal shunt presented with a 4-day history of swelling of the right breast. There were no signs of infection and blood tests were normal. With the help of ultrasound, mammogram, and computed tomography, the distal catheter of the shunt was found to be surrounding the right breast implant. During surgery the catheter was tunneled away from the breast and reinserted into the peritoneal cavity. She was discharged the next day. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt migration to the breast is a rare complication that can lead to cerebrospinal fluid accumulation and may be avoided by carefully tunneling away from the implant.
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