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Objectives: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a benign breast disease with no ideal treatment regimen so far. This study aimed to evaluate the complete remission/resolution (CR) rate and recurrence rate of different treatment options.

Methods: We systematically searched and identified eligible studies from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2015, in PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Medline databases. We included original studies reporting the CR and/or recurrence rate of each treatment used. The pooled incidence and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for CR and recurrence rate were calculated using Stata 13.0.

Results: Fifteen eligible studies were included in our study. Six, nine, and five studies with 138, 358, and 106 patients were analyzed for surgical managements, oral steroids, and oral steroids+surgical managements, respectively. The pooled estimates for …