Monitoring and Management of Infection following Prepectoral Implant-based Breast Reconstruction: Retrospective Analysis of Conservative Treatment Versus Implant Removal
This study suggests that when bacterial cultures are positive, implant removal is unavoidable. Conversely, noninfected seromas correlated with implant salvage. Infections from <i>Bacillus pumilus</i> and <i>Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum</i> are reported for the first time.
Authors
- Solange N. Walz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1023-8552)
- Carlo Maria Oranges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1735-5329)
- Jérôme Martineau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9385-6312)
- Daniel Felix Kalbermatten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6626-1233)
Institutions
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- Geneva College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000006516
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01