Leukotriene Inhibitors in the Prevention of Recurring Capsular Contracture in Secondary Breast Augmentation.

Background: Capsular contracture (CC) remains a very common complication and the main cause of reoperation following a mammary implant surgery. Leukotrienes play an important role in the inflammatory cascade linked to the development of the periprosthetic capsule. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the incidence of recurrence of capsular contracture in female patients who underwent a secondary mammary augmentation due to this etiology, with and without treatment with leukotriene inhibitors during postoperative care.

[Hepatic Parasitosis: Atypical presentation].

Benign solid liver tumors are composed by a heterogeneous group of lesions. Hepatic parasitosis is an infrequent etiological cause of benign solid liver tumors. Objective.