Invited Discussion on: The Impact of Reconstructive Modality and Postoperative Complications on Decision Regret and Patient-Reported Outcomes following Breast Reconstruction

Abstract One in eight women will have a lifetime diagnosis of confirmed breast cancer, and one in three of these women will undergo a mastectomy. About half of women undergoing mastectomies will opt for some type of breast reconstruction. Breast cancer itself and breast reconstruction bring physical changes that are accompanied by psychological changes of varying degrees. The decision process about cancer treatment and whether or not to perform breast reconstruction brings suffering. In the case of choosing to perform the reconstruction, deciding when to perform it and which surgical technique to choose from among several available is quite complex, and may result in regret. The author provides a brief literature review on this subject and comments on the work carried out by Cai and Momeni, comparing data and results. Level of Evidence V This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these evidence-based medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

Aesthetic plastic surgery - 46(2022), 2 vom: 15. Jan., Seite 661-666

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Souto, Luís Ricardo Martinhão [VerfasserIn]

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44.65$jChirurgie

Themen:

Breast cancer
Breast reconstruction
Patient-reported outcomes
Postoperative complication
Quality of life
Shared decision making

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RVK Klassifikation

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© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature and International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2021

doi:

10.1007/s00266-021-02706-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC2130425267