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- Title
Unexpected findings in a bright liver.
- Authors
Brunori, Paolo Maria; Antonelli, Elisabetta; Del Sordo, Rachele; Bassotti, Gabrio
- Abstract
An autopsy study of a patient with a history of silicone breast implant rupture demonstrated that silicone spread throughout the body, including the gastrointestinal tract and the liver [[5]]. The axillary ultrasound pattern appeared identical to that observed in women with silicone-induced lymphadenopathy triggered by breast implant rupture, called "snowstorm" or "echo-dense noise" (Fig. Dear Editor, A 58-year-old healthy Caucasian woman was referred to our hepatology clinic for elevation of liver enzymes (alanine aminotransferase, 159 UI/L, n.v.
- Subjects
LIVER; ENERGY dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
- Publication
Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023, Vol 293, Issue 2, p259
- ISSN
0954-6820
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/joim.13576