The iBRA (implant breast reconstruction evaluation) study: protocol for a prospective multi-centre cohort study to inform the feasibility, design and conduct of a pragmatic randomised clinical trial comparing new techniques of implant-based breast reconstruction. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Implant-based breast reconstruction (IBBR) is the most commonly performed reconstructive procedure in the UK. The introduction of techniques to augment the subpectoral pocket has revolutionised the procedure, but there is a lack of high ...
Barnes, NL +17 more
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Prevalence and predictors of postdischarge antibiotic use following mastectomy [PDF]
OBJECTIVESurvey results suggest that prolonged administration of prophylactic antibiotics is common after mastectomy with reconstruction. We determined utilization, predictors, and outcomes of postdischarge prophylactic antibiotics after mastectomy with ...
Fraser, Victoria J +4 more
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Background: Breast reconstruction is an effective technique to rebuild the appearance of the breasts in patients after mastectomy and improves the prognosis.
Songxue Guo +5 more
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“It’s a silver lining”: A template analysis of satisfaction and quality of life following post-mastectomy breast reconstruction [PDF]
The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version.Objective: In the United Kingdom, the number of women electing to undergo post-mastectomy breast reconstruction is increasing.
Abu-Nab +43 more
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Summary: The use of indocyanine green in conjunction with near infra-red fluoroscopy as an adjunct to the clinical assessment of tissue perfusion is now well established.1-3 Its intraoperative use in breast reconstruction with deep inferior epigastric ...
L.A. Reid +3 more
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Breast reconstruction following amputation for cancer [PDF]
Background/Aim. Today, breast reconstruction is a widely accepted method in the treatment of breast cancer after modified radical mastectomy. Reconstruction methods are associated with an acceptable number of complications and reconstruction favorably ...
Višnjić Milan +5 more
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The International Awareness of Breast Reconstruction
Background:. To our knowledge, this is the first and largest study conducted to collect data among surgeons worldwide about breast reconstruction. We have aimed to collect data about breast reconstruction worldwide, the most popular breast reconstruction
Fatema S. Alsubhi, MD +2 more
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Convex optimization problem prototyping for image reconstruction in computed tomography with the Chambolle-Pock algorithm [PDF]
The primal-dual optimization algorithm developed in Chambolle and Pock (CP), 2011 is applied to various convex optimization problems of interest in computed tomography (CT) image reconstruction. This algorithm allows for rapid prototyping of optimization
Barrett H H +23 more
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Predictors of Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction in Kenya
Background: Breast reconstruction following mastectomy has mental and physical health benefits. Several patient-centered factors predict the rate of breast reconstructions.
Stephen Gichuru +3 more
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BREAST RECONSTRUCTIONS AFTER BREAST CANCER TREATING
Background. Breasts are an important symbol of physical beauty, feminity, mothering and sexual desire through the entire history of mankind. Lost of the whole or part of the breast is functional and aesthetic disturbance for woman.
Erik Vrabič
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