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A single-center, randomized, non-inferiority study evaluating seroma formation after mastectomy combined with flap fixation with or without suction drainage: protocol for the Seroma reduction and drAin fRee mAstectomy (SARA) trial

BMC Cancer, 2020
Background Seroma formation is a common complication after breast cancer surgery and can lead to delayed wound healing, infection, patient discomfort and repeated visits to the outpatient clinic.
Lisa de Rooij, Sander M. J. van Kuijk, Els R. M. van Haaren, Alfred Janssen, Yvonne L. J. Vissers, Geerard L. Beets, James van Bastelaar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Selective Pectoralis Muscle Denervation Reduces Capsular Contracture in Sub‐Pectoral Breast Reconstruction. Long‐Term Retrospective Case‐ Control Study

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Implant‐based breast reconstruction (IBBR) is the most common method of breast reconstruction globally. Although the traditional approach places implants in a retropectoral position, pre‐pectoral reconstruction has recently gained popularity due to its improved aesthetic outcomes and lower capsular contracture (CC) rates.
Marco Bernini, Federico Spolveri, Margherita Serra, Silvia Sordi, Cinzia Tommasi, Lorenzo Orzalesi, Lorenzo Tofani, Chiara Bellini, Diego De Benedetto, Jacopo Nori Cucchiari, Luca Visani, Carlotta Becherini, Viola Salvestrini, Lorenzo Livi, Icro Meattini   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Survival comparison of breast conserving therapy and mastectomy with breast reconstruction for breast cancer using propensity score matched cohort

Scientific Reports
Cohort studies have suggested that breast-conserving therapy (BCT) offers better survival outcomes compared to mastectomy in patients with early breast cancer (BC).
Hao Li, Shen Tian, Juan Wu, Shu Li, Jun Xiao, Yu-ling Chen, Jing-yu Song, Qin Pan, Xin-yu Liang, Rui-ling She, Chen-yu Ma, Kai-nan Wu, Ling-quan Kong   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Skin‐Reducing Mastectomy and Implant Reconstruction: Long‐Term Surgical, Oncological, and Patient‐Reported Outcomes

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Skin‐reducing mastectomy (SRM) allows implant‐based immediate breast reconstruction in women with large, ptotic breasts. This study aimed to evaluate the surgical and patient‐reported outcomes (PRO) following SRM. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients who underwent SRM between January 2011 and December 2014 ...
Gaik Si Quah, Meagan Brennan, James French, Elisabeth Elder   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Goldilocks Mastectomy with Bilateral In Situ Nipple Preservation Via Dermal Pedicle

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2018
Summary:. Patients who don’t want or can’t have formal breast reconstruction after mastectomy surgery can be considered for a Goldilocks mastectomy, where the breast fullness is recreated from what is left behind after the gland tissue is removed from ...
Heather Richardson, MD, Joel A. Aronowitz, MD   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond affirmation: Lessons from Tavistock —A psychoanalytic critique of identity certainty and institutional defence

British Journal of Psychotherapy, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper offers a psychoanalytic critique of the affirmation model in gender identity care, drawing on clinical experience from the Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS). It argues that institutional and therapeutic responses to gender distress in young people are increasingly shaped by pressures to affirm rather than to ...
Marcus Evans
wiley   +1 more source

Body Image of Women with Breast Cancer After Mastectomy: A Qualitative Research

European Journal of Breast Health, 2016
Objective:To gain a holistic and deep understanding about how mastectomy effects the body image of women who have breast cancer.Materials and Methods: The sample of this qualitative descriptive study consisted of twenty patients who underwent mastectomy ...
Sema Koçan, Ayla Gürsoy
doaj   +1 more source

The quality of life of Croatian women after mastectomy: a cross-sectional single-center study

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Measuring the quality of life (QoL) of women with breast cancer is an important aspect of measuring treatment success. In Croatia, no QoL studies have been carried out with a focus on patients after mastectomy.
Stana Pačarić, Jozo Kristek, Jure Mirat, Goran Kondža, Tajana Turk, Nikolina Farčić, Želimir Orkić, Ana Nemčić   +7 more
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The Breast Cancer Treatment Experience for a Breast Cancer Patient Living With Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities in Ontario, Canada: A Critical Realist Case Study

British Journal of Learning Disabilities, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adult females with intellectual or developmental disabilities are more likely to die following a breast cancer diagnosis. Differences in access to cancer treatment may contribute to these survival differences. We explored how one woman with intellectual or developmental disabilities received guideline‐recommended breast cancer ...
Rebecca Hansford, Helene Ouellette‐Kuntz, Virginie Cobigo, Alyson Mahar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surgical treatment after neoadjuvant systemic therapy for HER2-positive invasive breast cancer in the Netherlands: 10-Year trends and the influence an accompanying DCIS component

Breast
Background: The presence of a DCIS component accompanying invasive breast cancer (IBC) is associated with a higher rate of primary mastectomy compared to IBC without DCIS.
Roxanne A.W. Ploumen, Thiemo J.A. van Nijnatten, Loes F.S. Kooreman, Adri C. Voogd, Kristien B.M.I. Keymeulen, Sabine Siesling, Marjolein L. Smidt   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source