Long-term outcomes of bilateral direct-to-implant breast reconstruction in women at high breast cancer risk.
Victorien M T van VerschuerMarc A M MureauBernadette A M Heemskerk-GerritsenPravesh S GadjradjCleo RogierCornelis VerhoefJessica P GopieCaroline SeynaeveLinetta B KoppertPublished in: Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery (2018)
The single-stage intent did not prevent unanticipated surgical reinterventions in 51% of the patients. Long-term patient satisfaction was reasonable and not affected by reoperations. Aesthetic outcome, however, was only poor to reasonable and scores were significantly lower in the reoperated group.
Keyphrases
- patient satisfaction
- breast reconstruction
- breast cancer risk
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- type diabetes
- case report
- adipose tissue
- pregnant women
- patient reported outcomes
- skeletal muscle
- pregnancy outcomes
- insulin resistance