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Pain Manag
December 2024
Department of Medicine, Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, USA.
Aims: Post-mastectomy pain syndrome is a common postoperative complication that can impact patient quality of life and function. The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the effectiveness of cryoneurolysis as an intervention for the management of post-mastectomy pain.
Methods: A prospero-registered systematic review was performed following PRISMA 2020 guidelines.
Clin Breast Cancer
October 2024
Anesthesiology and Critical Care Interest Group, Universidad El Bosque Colombian School of Medicine, Bogotá, Colombia. Electronic address:
Objective: Literature regarding nonpharmacological interventions (NPI) for PMPS or CP after mastectomy is scarce and not fully appraised, therefore we conducted this systematic review to explore the current panorama of treatment options.
Methods: A systematic review to assess the existing evidence regarding nonpharmacological approaches for PMPS. We reviewed the following databases: PubMed-MEDLINE, Embase, and Ovid (including the Cochrane Database for Clinical studies) using the following search terms: CP, mastectomy, and PMPS, and adjusted the terms depending on the database used.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
December 2024
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Brussel Universitair Ziekenhuis (UZB) - Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium.
J Surg Case Rep
November 2024
Department of Surgery, Sydney Adventist Hospital Clinical School, 185 Fox Valley Rd, Wahroonga, NSW 2076, Australia.
Despite significant advancements in early breast cancer detection, mastectomy remains a crucial treatment option for some patients. Immediate breast reconstruction post-mastectomy has emerged as an ideal procedure to minimize physical and psychosocial patient impacts, striving for improved cosmetic results. The "enhanced "Goldilocks mastectomy technique, characterized by nipple preservation or grafting and utilizing the fifth perforator anatomy, offers a sound approach to reconstruction in comorbid and large-breasted patients.
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February 2025
Faculty of Medicine, Dermatology, Venereology, and Andrology Department, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Kaposi sarcoma is a human herpesvirus 8-associated angio-proliferative tumor arising from lymphatic endothelial cells. Four clinical subtypes are known: classic, epidemic, endemic, and iatrogenic. The development of Kaposi sarcoma and lymphedema may be interlinked, where each condition could potentially support the progression of the other.
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