Which term is used to describe rupture contained within the capsule (alternative to intracapsular)?

Which term is used to describe rupture contained within the capsule (alternative to intracapsular)?

• A. Intra-capsular implant rupture
• B. Intracapsular implant rupture
• C. Linguini sign - MRI
• D. Extra-capsular implant rupture

Answer: (A)

Rupture contained within the implant capsule means the silicone shell has ruptured but the gel stays inside the fibrous capsule surrounding the implant. This situation is described using the hyphenated term intra-capsular implant rupture, which is the alternative spelling to intracapsular. It signals that the rupture is confined to the capsule and does not spill into the surrounding breast tissue. In contrast, extra-capsular rupture means silicone has escaped the capsule into the breast tissue. The linguine sign is an MRI finding that can indicate an intracapsular rupture, but it’s an imaging sign rather than the descriptive term for the rupture itself.

Rupture contained within the implant capsule means the silicone shell has ruptured but the gel stays inside the fibrous capsule surrounding the implant. This situation is described using the hyphenated term intra-capsular implant rupture, which is the alternative spelling to intracapsular. It signals that the rupture is confined to the capsule and does not spill into the surrounding breast tissue. In contrast, extra-capsular rupture means silicone has escaped the capsule into the breast tissue. The linguine sign is an MRI finding that can indicate an intracapsular rupture, but it’s an imaging sign rather than the descriptive term for the rupture itself.