ArticleSeminars in plastic surgery2004
Breast reconstruction practices in north america: current trends and future priorities.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Preoperative patient education for breast reconstruction: a systematic review of the literature.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2011Pooled it
- Effect of Patient Age on Outcomes in Breast Reconstruction: Results from a Multicenter Prospective Study.Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2016Trial
- The Present and Future of Robotic Surgery in Breast Cancer and Breast Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Racial Disparities in Postoperative Breast Reconstruction Outcomes: A National Analysis.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- Use of patient-reported outcome measures after breast reconstruction in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2024Article
- Association between body mass index and outcomes after autologous breast reconstruction: a nationwide inpatient database study in Japan.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2024Article
- Smooth versus Textured Tissue Expanders: Comparison of Outcomes and Complications in 536 Implants.Archives of plastic surgery · 2024Article
- The Insurance Landscape for Implant- and Autologous-based Breast Reconstruction in the United States.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Latissimus dorsi flap - the main force in breast reconstruction for breast tumor in Chinese population.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Racial Disparities in Breast Reconstruction at a Comprehensive Cancer Center.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2022Article
- Comparison of short-term outcomes between pedicled- and free-flap autologous breast reconstruction: a nationwide inpatient database study in Japan.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2022Article
- Surgical and obstetric outcomes of breast cancer surgery during pregnancy: a nationwide database study in Japan.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2022Article
- Destination Design msTRAM: For Greater Reconstructive Certainty.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2021Article
- Factors associated with the desire to undergo post-mastectomy breast reconstruction in a Mexican breast cancer center.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
- Empowered Choices: African-American Women's Breast Reconstruction Decisions.American journal of health behavior · 2021Article
- Breast Reconstruction Practices and Barriers in West Africa: A Survey of Surgeons.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2020Article
- [Breast reconstruction following cancer].Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2020Article
- Disparities in Access to Autologous Breast Reconstruction.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Article
- Comparison of breast cancer patients who underwent partial mastectomy (PM) with mini latissimus dorsi flap (MLDF) and subcutaneous mastectomy with implant (M + I) regarding quality of life (QOL), cosmetic outcome and survival rates.World journal of surgical oncology · 2020Article
- Barriers to Completing Delayed Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy: a Critical Need for Patient and Clinician Education.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2017Article
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Abstract
The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA) became federal law on January 1, 1999, mandating health care payer coverage for postmastectomy breast reconstruction. Despite passage of this legislation, breast reconstruction rates in the United States remain low. The Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database for mastectomy patients in 11 regions across the United States show overall rates for immediate and early delayed reconstruction (performed within 4 months of mastectomy) of 15.4% for 1998 and 18.0% for 2000. Reconstruction rates vary significantly by region as well as by patient age, race, and income. The paper examines potential etiologies for low utilization of breast reconstruction and outlines possible remedies.
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