Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
December 2020
Unlabelled: The energy-based LigaSure device is widely utilized to facilitate dissection and hemostasis during various open and endoscopic procedures. Previous studies have demonstrated that this device can reduce intraoperative blood loss in various surgical settings. The present study aimed to report our experience with LigaSure and the advantages of using this device during transaxillary submuscular pocket dissection over those of a monopolar electrocautery dissector in patients undergoing breast augmentation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is a transdiagnostic construct in various anxiety and depressive disorders. However, the relationship between IU and panic symptom severity is not yet fully understood. We examined the relationship between IU, panic, and depressive symptoms during mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in patients with panic disorder.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) has been recently used to downstage breast cancer. However, in patients with initial axillary lymph node (ALN) metastasis, ALN dissection regardless of the NAC response remains the standard treatment. The purpose of this study was to identify the feasibility and accuracy of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) after NAC in patients with ALN metastasis at diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: One of the most serious complications of breast reconstruction and augmentation using silicone implants is capsular contracture. Several preventive treatments, including vitamin E, steroids, antibiotics, and cysteinyl leukotriene inhibitors, have been studied, and their clinical effects have been reported. However, the problem of capsular contracture has not yet been completely resolved.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Arthralgia is the most common side effect in breast cancer patients receiving aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy. Few studies have evaluated the risk factors, onset, and incidence of musculoskeletal pain in these patients. This study identifies the risk factors of AI-related severe arthralgia and their prevalence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Round block technique is a unique breast resection through periareolar doughnut incision. However, it is more technically challenging and time consuming. We simplified the procedure by exclusion of round block cerclage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: IBTR! 2.0 is a web-based nomogram that predicts the 10-year ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) rate after breast-conserving therapy. We validated this nomogram in Korean patients.
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