A Prospective Observational Clinical Cohort of Women with Suspected Breast Implant Illness.

ABSTRACT: Background: This study aims to describe a prospective clinical cohort of patients with silicone breast implants and suspected Breast Implant Illness (BII). Methods: Women were included in a specialized silicone outpatient clinic at Amsterdam UMC, the Netherlands. Baseline characteristics were collected including medical history, implant details, and symptoms. Experienced physicians categorized BII suspicion as high, moderate, or low, based on symptoms and after exclusion of other probable causes. Additionally, participants completed questionnaires assessing symptoms and daily life impact at baseline, 6 months, 1, 2, and 5 years. For this initial analysis, the results from the first three years of inclusions were collected. Results: Data from 353 women were collected fr

SUBMITTER: Spit KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11313056 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature