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Endoscopic Bilateral Nipple-sparing Mastectomy via a Single Axillary Incision with Immediate Pre-pectoral Implant-based Breast Reconstruction
Published on: May 17, 2024
[Breast reconstruction for patients with breast carcinoma : an analysis based on the data of 4,335 patients from 16
M V Meyer-Marcotty1, J Hankiss, M Flügel
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Plastische, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover, Replantationszentrum, Schwerbrandverletztenzentrum Niedersachsen, Hannover, Deutschland. Maxmeyermarcotty@gmx.de
Background:
[corrected] The rate of breast reconstructions after mastectomy because of breast carcinoma has not been thoroughly studied, based on a representatively large data pool.
Methods:
We analyzed the data of 4,335 patients with breast carcinoma from 16 hospitals together with the German Breast Center (Westdeutsches Brustcentrum).
Results:
Of the studied patients, 34% (1,488 of 4,335) had mastectomies. Breast reconstruction was performed in 13% (197) of those with mastectomy. None of the 197 with breast reconstruction was operated on by a plastic surgeon or had a microsurgical reconstructive procedure (free flap).
Conclusion:
The aim of this study is to increase the number of breast reconstructions after mastectomy, including microsurgical procedures, and to improve cooperation between gynecologists and plastic surgeons.
