Analyses of Waffling Behavior of Korean National Assembly Members : Focusing on Conflict Bills in the 20th National Assembly

Kang, Sin-Jae; Park, Jiyoung; Ka, Sangjoon

doi:10.18854/kpsr.2022.56.1.009

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“…Due to the poor management of breast implant information for patients receiving implant-based mammaplasty for esthetic purposes, it was difficult to ascertain the number of patients that received a textured devices manufactured by Allergan Biocell (Allergan Inc., Irvine, CA, USA) when the first Korean case of BIA-ALCL occurred in 2019. This was an issue during an inspection and audit of the Korean National Assembly by the Health and Welfare Committee in 2019, which remains unresolved to this day [ 22 , 23 ].…”

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Use of High-Resolution Ultrasound in Characterizing the Surface Topography of a Breast Implant

Kim,

Park,

Song

et al. 2023

Medicina

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Background and Objectives: With the emergence of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), it has become necessary to identify the implant shell type patients have received. Therefore, an immediate, reliable method for identifying a breast implant shell type is essential. Evidence-based research and applying a real-world technique that identifies the surface topographic information of the inserted breast implants, without surgery, has become of paramount importance for breast implant physicians. Methods and Materials: A review of the medical records of 1901 patients who received 3802 breast implants and subsequently received an ultrasound-assisted examination was performed. All patients received not only a breast cancer examination but also a high-resolution ultrasonography (HRUS) assisted examination of the device at a single center between 31 August 2017 and 31 December 2022. Results: Most patients had breast implants within 10 years (77.7%) of the examination. Of the 3802 implants screened, 2034 (53.5%) were identified with macro-textured shell topography in ultrasonography. A macrotextured shell type implant was used in 53.5% of cases and a smooth type in 42.7% of cases. Seventy-three (1.9%) breast implant shell types could not be identified due to ruptures. However, 250 breast implant shell types could be identified despite rupture cases (6.5%). Conclusions: HRUS was found to be a useful and reliable image modality for identifying various surface shell types of breast implants. The shell type information would be helpful to patients who lack information about their breast implants and are concerned about BIA-ALCL.

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