“Vanishing” breast implant – when a breast prosthesis is moving into the pleural cavity

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Submitted: July 13, 2021
Published: Aug 4, 2021
DOI: 10.29328/journal.jprr.1001028

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Thomas Grieser
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
Daniel Popp
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
Stephan Raab
Clinic for Cardiothoracic Surgery, Germany
Thomas Berghaus
1st Medical Clinic, Department of Pneumology, Germany

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Grieser, T., Popp, D., Raab, S., & Berghaus, T. (2021). “Vanishing” breast implant – when a breast prosthesis is moving into the pleural cavity. Journal of Pulmonology and Respiratory Research, 5(1), 073–075. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.jprr.1001028
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