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1 A comparative analysis of cryopreserved versus prehydrated human acellular dermal matrices in tissue expander breast reconstruction Annals of Plastic Surgery, May 23, 2013 Review Article
2 How to redefine the inframammary fold: the "slingshot" capsular flap Annals of Plastic Surgery, May 23, 2013 Clinical Article
3 Endoscopic latissimus dorsi muscle flap for breast reconstruction after skin-sparing total mastectomy: report of 14 cases Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, May 23, 2013 Clinical Article
4 Locoregional recurrence and survival rates after breast-conserving surgery and hormonal therapy in 70-year-old or older patients with stage I or IIA breast carcinoma Breast Care, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
5 Sentinel lymph node biopsy in early-stage breast cancer patients: improved survival through better staging? Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, May 22, 2013 Review Article
6 Management algorithm for repairing partial mastectomy defects and oncologic safety: evaluation of oncoplastic reduction European Journal of Plastic Surgery, May 22, 2013 Review Article
7 The impact of breast reduction surgery on the vertebral column Annals of Plastic Surgery, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
8 International variation in physicians attitudes towards prophylactic mastectomy - comparison between france, germany, the netherlands and the united kingdom European Journal of Cancer, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
9 Clinical trial of combined radio- and fluorescence-guided sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer British Journal of Surgery, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
10 Feasibility of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer patients clinically suspected of axillary lymph node metastasis on preoperative imaging Full Text World Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article
11 Skin-reducing mastectomy and one-stage implant reconstruction with a myodermal flap: A safe and effective technique in risk-reducing and therapeutic mastectomy Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, May 21, 2013 Review Article
12 Autologous fat transfer for breast augmentation: a systematic review ANZ Journal of Surgery, May 21, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
13 Triple-Plane Technique for Breast Augmentation: Solving Animation Deformities Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, May 21, 2013 Review Article
14 Risk factors associated with venous thromboembolism in 49,028 mastectomy patients The Breast, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
15 Quantitation of sentinel node metastatic burden and Her-2/neu over-expression accurately predicts residual axillary nodal involvement and extranodal disease in breast cancer European Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
16 Breast Implant Procedures under Conscious Sedation: A 6-Year Experience in 461 Consecutive Patients Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article
17 Prognostic Value of Disseminated Tumor Cells in the Bone Marrow of Patients with Operable Primary Breast Cancer: A Long-term Follow-up Study Annals of Surgical Oncology, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article
18 Transaxillary Totally Subfascial Breast Augmentation with Anatomical Breast Implants: Review of 27 Cases Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
19 Clinical value of internal mammary lymph node metastases found incidentally during free flap recipient vessel exposure European Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
20 Prospective Photographic Measurement Study of 196 Cases of Breast Augmentation, Mastopexy, Augmentation/Mastopexy, and Breast Reduction Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
As published in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery, thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) plus general anesthesia (GA) is superior to GA alone in managing post-operative CABG pain. Forty patients undergoing elective CABG were randomized to receive TEA (0.25% bipivacaine [10-20 mg/h]) intra-operatively and for 24 h post-operatively plus GA or GA alone. Post-operative pain at rest and with coughing was significantly less for up to 1 month post-operatively in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group. Furthermore, analgesic use, mechanical ventilation time, ICU stay time, and hospital stay time were reduced in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group.
Read the article summaryAs published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, measurement of N-terminal pro B-type natruiretic peptide (NT-proBNP) pre- and post-operatively predicts outcome in patients > 50 years of age (n=297) undergoing emergent non-cardiac surgery. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 725 pg/ml was associated with a 4.8-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. Similarly, a post-operative NT-proBNP > 1600 pg/ml was associated with a 4.0-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 1740 pg/ml was associated with a 6.9 RR for major adverse cardiac events during the post-operative hospital stay.
Read the article summaryAs published in Dermatologic Surgery, RCC patients (n=69) treated with multikinase inhibitors are at increased risk for squamous cell carcinomas and basal cell carcinomas. After a median treatment of 13.5 months, 13.5% and 6.3% of patients treated with sorafenib and sunitinib developed skin cancer, respectively.
Read the article summary1 Wound drainage after plastic and reconstructive surgery of the breast Cochrane Reviews, April 1, 2013
2 A Multi-Institutional Perspective of Complication Rates for Elective Nonreconstructive Breast Surgery: An Analysis of NSQIP Data From 2006 to 2010 Aesthetic Surgery Journal, April 8, 2013 Review Article
3 Lipofilling in breast cancer surgery Gland Surgery, April 22, 2013 Free full text Review Article
4 Radiotherapy or tamoxifen after conserving surgery for breast cancers of excellent prognosis: British Association of Surgical Oncology (BASO) II trial European Journal of Cancer, April 19, 2013
5 Breast Reduction in Adolescents: Indication, Timing, and a Review of the Literature Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology , April 2, 2013 Review Article
6 Trends in immediate breast reconstruction across insurance groups after enactment of breast cancer legislation Cancer, April 16, 2013 Review Article
7 Comparing thirty-day outcomes in prosthetic and autologous breast reconstruction: A multivariate analysis of 13,082 patients? Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, April 10, 2013
8 Clinical-pathologic features, long term-outcome and surgical treatment in a large series of patients with invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) and invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) European Journal of Surgical Oncology, April 24, 2013
9 A Systematic Review of Oncoplastic Breast-Conserving Surgery: Current Weaknesses and Future Prospects Annals of Surgery, March 12, 2013 Review Article
10 Surgical margins and risk of locoregional recurrence in invasive breast cancer: An analysis of 10-year data from the Breast Cancer Treatment Quality Assurance Project The Breast, March 28, 2013
11 Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Radiation-Associated Angiosarcomas of the Breast Following Surgery and Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Annals of Surgical Oncology, April 1, 2013 Review Article
12 Breast cancer surgery without suction drainage: The impact of adopting a no drains policy on symptomatic seroma formation rates European Journal of Surgical Oncology, March 13, 2013
13 Treatment of Recurrent Breast Cancer Following Breast Conserving Surgery The Breast Journal, April 5, 2013
14 Use of the neo-adjuvant exemestane in post-menopausal estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: A randomized phase II trial (PTEX46) to investigate the optimal duration of preoperative endocrine therapy The Breast, April 16, 2013
15 New treatment sequence protocol to reconstruct locally advanced breast cancer ANZ Journal of Surgery, April 5, 2013
16 Capsular Contracture after Breast Reconstruction: Collagen Fiber Orientation and Organization Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, April 18, 2013
17 The angel flap for nipple reconstruction Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery, April 11, 2013
18 Comparison of Sterile Versus Nonsterile Acellular Dermal Matrices for Breast Reconstruction Annals of Plastic Surgery, April 26, 2013
19 Relocating the nipple areola complex as a composite graft European Journal of Plastic Surgery, April 12, 2013
20 AlloDerm plication: a novel technique for enhancing acellular dermis-assisted breast reconstruction European Journal of Plastic Surgery, April 4, 2013
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