“My body, my choice”: A qualitative study of women's mastectomy with flat closure experiences

TE Tyner, WM Freysteinson, SC Evans, J Woo - Body Image, 2023 - Elsevier
This qualitative study aimed to describe and explore the pre and post-mastectomy
experiences of women choosing flat closure after a breast cancer diagnosis. Aesthetic flat …

Existing Psychiatric Diagnoses Among Breast Cancer Patients Interact with Outcomes After Autologous and Implant-Based Bilateral Breast Reconstruction: A …

GS Corpuz, DK Kim, IE Kim Jr, CH Rohde - Clinical Breast Cancer, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Breast reconstruction is an integral postoncologic procedure that has been
associated with improved mental health and psychological outcomes. The possible …

Impact of Varying Chest Wall Target Volume Delineation on Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy Outcomes in Breast Cancer Patients with Implant-Based …

PY Hou, CH Hsieh, CX Hsu, DY Kuo, YF Lu… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The target volume for post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) in breast
cancer patients with reconstruction has been a subject of debate. Traditionally, the RT chest …

The impact of race and ethnicity in outpatient breast reconstruction decision-making and postoperative outcomes: A propensity score-matched NSQIP analysis

MJ Escobar-Domingo, VP Bustos, E Kim, H Xun… - Journal of Plastic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Recent literature has established outpatient breast reconstruction (BR) to be a
safe alternative to inpatient BR. However, the impact of race and ethnicity on BR patient …

Delayed Versus Immediate Breast Reconstruction in the Ambulatory Surgery Setting: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample

RK Das, LM Mioton, WP Thayer, BC Drolet… - Annals of Plastic …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background Breast reconstruction remains an important part of a patient's journey after the
diagnosis of breast carcinoma and treatment with mastectomy. Although inpatient immediate …

[HTML][HTML] Patient Experience and Clinical Outcomes after Same-day Outpatient Mastectomy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction Protocol during the Global Pandemic

AT Mohan, TA MacArthur, B Murphy… - … Surgery–Global Open, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic provoked rapid changes
in clinical practice to accommodate mandated restrictions within healthcare delivery. This …

[HTML][HTML] Outpatient mastectomy is a safe surgical option for patients treated in a rural Appalachian tertiary facility

GP Stimac, K Lupinacci, MS Cowher… - Surgical Oncology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction The feasibility of the outpatient mastectomy in a rural setting is poorly
characterized. The aim of this study is to analyze the efficacy and safety of an outpatient …

[HTML][HTML] Outcomes of Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy in the Ptotic and Non-Ptotic Breast with Staged-Immediate Reconstruction Timing and Pre-Pectoral, Direct-to-Implant …

M Duet, IA Pestana - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Outcomes of Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy in the Ptotic and Non-Ptotic Breast with Staged-Immediate
Reconstruction Timing and Pre-Pectoral, Direct-to-Implant Technique - PMC Back to Top Skip …

[HTML][HTML] A Retrospective Case–Control Study Evaluating Effects of Beck's Cognitive Therapy on Anxiety in Patients after Breast Reconstruction

Y Li, Y Wang, Y Wang, L Zhao, J Gan - Alpha Psychiatry, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: To explore the effects of Beck's cognitive therapy on the anxiety of patients after
breast reconstruction. Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed clinical data of 150 …

Immediate Prosthesis Breast Reconstruction: A Comparison Between Ambulatory Surgery Versus Traditional Hospitalization Based on the Propensity Score Matching …

X Chen, A Chen, C Liu, B Zhang - Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2023 - Springer
Background The positive benefits of immediate prosthesis breast reconstruction (IPBR) are
incontrovertible. During the COVID-19 pandemic, health care resources became scarce. The …