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Sexual Function, Activity and Distress 24 Months After Surgical Menopause: What Happens After Menopause (WHAM)—A Prospective Controlled Study

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the effect of surgical menopause (risk‐reducing salpingo‐oophorectomy, RRSO) on sexual function and the modifying effects of HRT. Design Prospective observational study of women undergoing RRSO and age‐matched comparison group who retained their ovaries. Setting High‐risk clinics and general population.
Martha Hickey   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

COMPARISON OF MEAN BLOOD LOSS USING HARMONIC SCALPEL AND MONOPOLAR ELECTROCAUTRY IN MODIFIED RADICAL MASTECTOMY

open access: yesPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2018
Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the mean per operative and post operative blood loss using harmonic scalpel and monopolar electrocautry in modified radical mastectomy. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial.
Rizwan Ahmed,   +5 more
doaj  

Development of a Prototype Shirt for Post Double Mastectomy Women Without Breast Reconstruction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Breast cancer is a common cancer among women in the United States, with thousands of fatalities and hundreds of thousands of diagnoses every year. A common course of treatment for breast cancer is the surgical removal of all or some of the breast tissue;
Lane, Hannah
core   +2 more sources

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

open access: yesANZ 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   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of quality of life, satisfaction with surgery and shoulder-arm morbidity in breast cancer survivors submitted to breast-conserving therapy or mastectomy followed by immediate breast reconstruction

open access: yesClinics, 2010
OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to compare the prevalence of shoulder-arm morbidity, patient satisfaction with surgery and the quality of life of women submitted to breast-conserving therapy or modified radical mastectomy and immediate breast ...
Renata Freitas-Silva   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesANZ 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pembrolizumab for Early‐Stage Triple‐Negative Breast Cancer: KEYNOTE‐522 Japan Subgroup Analysis

open access: yesCancer Science, EarlyView.
In the global, phase 3 KEYNOTE‐522 study of high‐risk early‐stage triple‐negative breast cancer (TNBC), neoadjuvant pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab improved efficacy outcomes versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone. In this analysis of Japanese participants from KEYNOTE‐522, neoadjuvant pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy ...
Masato Takahashi   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Block scheduling in practice: An optimal decomposition strategy for nonidentical operating rooms

open access: yesDecision Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract We develop and implement a Master Surgery Schedule for a real‐life hospital, assigning operating room (OR) time to surgical specialties over a multi‐week horizon. Through action research, we identify a critical operational challenge: the issue of split blocks. Split blocks allow two specialties to share an OR on the same day—one in the morning,
Vincent J. J. van Ham   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Menopausal Status Dependence of the Timing of Breast Cancer Recurrence after Surgical Removal of the Primary Tumour [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Introduction: Information on the metastasis process in breast cancer patients undergoing primary tumour removal may be extracted from an analysis of the timing of clinical recurrence.
Bonadonna, Gianni   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

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