Immediate or delayed breast reconstruction after mastectomy: what do women really want
| Autor: | Gertrude M. Beer, Stefan Vetter, P. Wyss, K. Belouli, V. E. Meyer |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of Zurich, Belouli, K |
| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Reconstructive surgery education.field_of_study business.industry General surgery medicine.medical_treatment Population 610 Medicine & health medicine.disease 142-005 142-005 2746 Surgery Surgery Plastic surgery Breast cancer medicine Marital status Prospective cohort study education business Breast reconstruction Mastectomy |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Plastic Surgery. 28:331-336 |
| ISSN: | 1435-0130 0930-343X |
| Popis: | Breast reconstruction, especially immediate reconstruction after mastectomy has increased over the last decades, at present being regularly offered in many centres worldwide. Despite obvious benefits and the evident oncological safety of primary breast reconstruction, the majority of women still receive a delayed procedure or even no reconstructive surgery. The objective of the present study was to determine the preference of women for breast reconstruction—immediate or delayed—and in the case of rejection of treatment to find out the reasons for this reluctance. In a prospective study a sample of 200 women—divided into two groups—were evaluated by an oral interview on the subject. The two-formed groups of participants consisted of randomly chosen women (n=100) and non-surgical nurses (n=100). The questionnaire surveyed personal data including marital status and educational level, as well as information about the preferred timing, the method of and the reasons for or against breast reconstruction. The evaluation of all data showed that 66% of the participants voted for additional surgery after mastectomy. Young age and high education level were significantly correlated (age r=0.56, P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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