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Qualifier English: Breast Implants
Qualifier Spanish: Implantes de Mama
Descriptor implantes de mama
Entry term(s) prótesis interna de mama
prótesis mamaria
Scope note: Implantes utilizados para reconstruir y/o mejorar cosméticamente la mama femenina. Tienen una cubierta externa o envoltorio de elastómero de silicona y rellenados con solución salina o con gel de silicona. La cubierta externa puede ser lisa o texturizada.
Qualifier Portuguese: Implantes de Mama
Qualifier French: Implants mammaires
Entry term(s): Breast Implant
Breast Prostheses, Internal
Breast Prosthesis, Internal
Implant, Breast
Implants, Breast
Internal Breast Prostheses
Internal Breast Prosthesis
Prostheses, Internal Breast
Prosthesis, Internal Breast
Tree number(s): E07.695.140
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018427
Scope note: Implants used to reconstruct and/or cosmetically enhance the female breast. They have an outer shell or envelope of silicone elastomer and are filled with either saline or silicone gel. The outer shell may be either smooth or textured.
Annotation: IM; coord with implant material (IM or NIM)
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Implants, Artificial (1971-1994)
Prosthesis (1967-1994)
Silicones (1967-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
Related: Breast Implantation MeSH
Silicone Elastomers MeSH
Silicone Gels MeSH
DeCS ID: 32332
Unique ID: D018427
NLM Classification: WP 910
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/04/21
Revision Date: 1998/06/10
Breast Implants - Preferred
Concept UI M0027652
Scope note Implants used to reconstruct and/or cosmetically enhance the female breast. They have an outer shell or envelope of silicone elastomer and are filled with either saline or silicone gel. The outer shell may be either smooth or textured.
Preferred term Breast Implants
Entry term(s) Breast Implant
Breast Prostheses, Internal
Breast Prosthesis, Internal
Implant, Breast
Implants, Breast
Internal Breast Prostheses
Internal Breast Prosthesis
Prostheses, Internal Breast
Prosthesis, Internal Breast



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