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Cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in human blood as markers for ruptured silicone gel-filled breast implants

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The replacement of medical-grade silicone with industrial-grade silicone material in some silicone gel-filled breast implants (SBI) manufactured by Poly Implant Prothèse and Rofil Medical Nederland B.V., reported in 2010, which resulted in a higher rupture tendency of these SBI, demonstrates the need for non-invasive, sensitive monitoring and screening methods. Therefore a sensitive method based on large volume injection–gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (LVI-GC/MS) was developed to determine octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5), and dodecamethylcyclo-hexasiloxane (D6) in blood samples from women with intact (n = 13) and ruptured SBI (n = 11). With dichloromethane extraction, sample cooling during preparation, and analysis extraction efficiencies up to 100 % and limits of detection of 0.03–0.05 ng D4–D6/g blood were achieved. Blood samples from women with SBI were investigated. In contrast to women with intact SBI, in blood from women with ruptured SBI higher D4 and D6 concentrations up to 0.57 ng D4/g blood and 0.16 ng D6/g blood were detected. With concentrations above 0.18 D4 ng/blood and 0.10 ng D6/g blood as significant criteria for ruptured SBI, this developed analytical preoperative diagnostic method shows a significant increase of the recognition rate. Finally a higher precision (error rate 17 %) than the commonly used clinical diagnostic method, mamma sonography (error rate 46 %), was achieved.

Comparison of the recognition rate of silicone breast implant failures via commonly used clinical diagnostic method (mamma sonography) and developed analytical method (determination of cyclic volatile siloxanes concentration in human blood with LVI-GC-MS)

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The authors thank the patients who participated in this study and furthermore Macherey-Nagel, Axel Semrau, and Gerstel for their support.

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  1. Applied Analytical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 5, 45141, Essen, Germany

    Pia Rosendahl, Joerg Hippler & Oliver J. Schmitz

  2. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany

    Oliver Hoffmann & Peter Rusch

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Rosendahl, P., Hippler, J., Schmitz, O.J. et al. Cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in human blood as markers for ruptured silicone gel-filled breast implants. Anal Bioanal Chem 408, 3309–3317 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-016-9401-7

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