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wen2

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Surgical Clips Posted: 12-13-06 19:16pm


My wife has had surgical clips in her breast for about 12 years and her breasts are always sore. Is it a common practice to leave these surgical clips in her breasts?

pferg101

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I Can't Answer That But? Posted: 02-25-07 19:55pm


I was wondering what they were? I had a biopsy 2 years ago and they marked the area with a needle & marker. I was wondering if that is the same? pferg

critical care RN

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Posted: 02-26-07 12:20pm


Yes. We leave these clips in. They are placed during surgery to clamp off small little blood vessels. They are made of Titanium which is an inert metal that the body doesn't react to. This is a very routine thing in all types of surgery.

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