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Risk of Radiation-Induced Capsular Contracture following Subpectoral or Prepectoral Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction.
[BACKGROUND] Radiation therapy (RT) significantly increases the risk of capsular contracture after implant-based breast reconstruction. However, the relationship between anatomic plane placement (eg, submuscular or prepectoral) and the deve…
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Preoperative Lower Back Pain is a Risk Factor for Worse Physical Well-Being of the Abdomen After Breast Reconstruction.
Abdominally based free flap breast reconstruction offers excellent long-term outcomes, but donor-site morbidity remains a concern. Lower back pain is a prevalent musculoskeletal condition that may impair core stability and abdominal donor-s…
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Racial Disparities in Oncoplastic Reduction Mammoplasty and Mastopexy Outcomes.
[BACKGROUND] Black race is associated with worse outcomes following implant and autologous breast reconstruction. Although oncoplastic surgery is increasingly used to optimize aesthetic and oncologic outcomes, it remains unclear whether sim…
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Social Determinants of Health and Patient-reported Outcomes Following Autologous Breast Reconstruction, Using Insurance as a Proxy.
[BACKGROUND] Insurance type can serve as a surrogate marker for social determinants of health and can influence many aspects of the breast reconstruction experience. We aimed to examine the impact of insurance coverage on patients reported…
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Protective Factors Associated with Normal Lymphatic Function After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection for Breast Cancer Treatment.
[BACKGROUND] Risk factors associated with developing lymphedema following axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) are well-described in the literature. However, lymphedema diagnosis criteria is arbitrary and can vary between studies. This stu…
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Improving the Evaluation of Aesthetic Outcomes in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: Validation of the Aesthetic Grading Tool.
[INTRODUCTION] This study aimed to develop and validate an aesthetic grading tool (AGT) for bilateral DIEP flap breast reconstruction and investigate the correlation of BREAST-Q scores with perceived aesthetic outcomes. [METHODS] The AGT u…
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Combined Autologous Breast Reconstruction and Gynecologic Procedures: Does Timing Affect Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes?
[BACKGROUND] Patients with or at risk for breast cancer may opt for risk-reducing gynecologic surgeries, including bilateral salpingo-oophorectomies and/or total abdominal hysterectomy. The timing and safety of combining these procedures wi…
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Evaluating the Accuracy of Relative Value Unit and Operative Time Changes in Breast Reconstruction.
[BACKGROUND] As part of the 2021 changes to breast reconstruction CPT codes, the Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) recommended adjustments to work RVUs (wRVUs) based on newly surveyed intraoperative times. The authors' objective w…
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Analyzing mastectomy and reconstruction weight in immediate autologous breast reconstruction: A preliminary study.
[BACKGROUND] This study aims to explore the ideal breast size by assessing the relationship between mastectomy to free flap weight ratio and complications as well as patient-reported outcomes in autologous breast reconstruction (ABR). [MET…