Observational studyMedicine2018
Postoperative outcomes of breast reconstruction after mastectomy: A retrospective study.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
- Implants versus autologous tissue flaps for breast reconstruction following mastectomy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- The Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Breast Reconstruction Outcomes and Complications: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Postmastectomy Reconstruction in Male Breast Cancer.The breast journal · 2022Pooled it
- A comparative study of quality of life and psychosocial adaptability following modified radical mastectomy and breast reconstruction.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Emotional Functioning as a Dimension of Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cancers · 2025Review
- Comparison of Elicit AI and Traditional Literature Searching in Evidence Syntheses Using Four Case Studies.Cochrane evidence synthesis and methods · 2025Article
- Dynamics in Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients Following Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cancers · 2025Review
- Complications of Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction in Prophylactic Versus Therapeutic Mastectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Complications and Burden of 2-Stage Tissue Expander to Implant-Based Reconstructive Surgery: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) · 2025Article
- National Trends and In-Hospital Outcomes for Immediate Implant-Based Versus Autologous-Based Breast Reconstruction: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Temporal Sequencing of Multimodal Treatment in Immediate Breast Reconstruction and Implications for Wait Times: A Regional Canadian Cross-Sectional Study.Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) · 2024Article
- Predictors of 30-day Hospital Readmission after Autologous vs. Implant-based Breast Reconstruction: A 16-year Analysis of 175,474 Patients.Journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2024Article
- Effect of hypothyroidism on short-term outcomes after autologous and implant-based breast reconstruction.Updates in surgery · 2024Article
- African Americans have worse in-hospital outcomes in autologous and implant-based breast reconstruction: a population-based study from the National Inpatient Sample from 2015 to 2020.Updates in surgery · 2024Article
- A New Start with HAART: Evaluating Breast Reconstruction in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Breast Reconstruction following Mastectomy for Breast Cancer or Prophylactic Mastectomy: Therapeutic Options and Results.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The Impact of Travel Distance and Income on Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy in a Rural Population.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- A Surgeon's Empirical Perspectives on Use of High-resolution Ultrasound in Preoperatively Detecting a Rupture in the Context of Breast Implant Crisis in Korea.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2022Observational
- Implant-based versus Autologous Reconstruction after Mastectomy for Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022Article
- Perioperative Risk Factors for Prolonged Blood Loss and Drainage Fluid Secretion after Breast Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Breast reconstruction after mastectomy plays an active role in improving the quality-of-life (QoL) and alleviating the psychological trauma of breast cancer patients, and has become an indispensable part of the comprehensive treatment in breast cancer. However, compared with mastectomy alone, breast reconstruction also increase operative complications. The surgical, oncological outcomes, and cosmetic effect of breast reconstruction remains to be evaluated. Data for patients with breast cancer who underwent breast reconstruction after mastectomy from February 2009 to November 2015 in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed, with a median follow-up time of 44 months. The operating time, blood loss, drainage fluid, postoperative complications, postoperative cosmesis, oncological outcomes, and QoL were evaluated and compared between different reconstruction types. A total of 151 women were included. The flap-based group had higher complication rates of marginal necrosis of incision, while the incidence of capsular contracture was higher in immediate implant group. There was no difference in blood loss, drainage fluid, and other postoperative complications. Several independent factors were associated with increased postoperative complications included diabetic, obese, and reconstruction with flap. There was no significant difference in the disease-free survival rate and overall survival rate between different surgical groups. In terms of cosmetic effect, patients in the tissue expander group were more likely to get a satisfactory postoperative breast appearance. QoL outcomes shown that the tissue expander group has better body image and sexual enjoyment, while there was no significant difference for other QoL domains. In conclusion, different methods of breast reconstruction are safe and feasible for patients with breast cancer, tissue expander implantation following delayed implant breast reconstruction is a more effective treatment on cosmetic and QoL outcomes.
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