Is immediate autologous breast reconstruction with postoperative radiotherapy good practice?: a systematic review of the literature

MV Schaverien, RD Macmillan, SJ McCulley - Journal of Plastic …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background There remains controversy as to whether immediate autologous breast
reconstruction with postoperative radiotherapy is associated with acceptable complications …

[HTML][HTML] 'Reconstruction: before or after postmastectomy radiotherapy?'A systematic review of the literature

J Berbers, A Van Baardwijk, R Houben, E Heuts… - European journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this review is to investigate the effect of timing of the reconstruction and
radiotherapy, with respect to complication rate and cosmetic outcome, with a special focus …

Clinical outcomes of postmastectomy radiation therapy after immediate breast reconstruction

JD Jhaveri, SC Rush, K Kostroff, D Derisi… - International Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To determine the long-term complication rates and cosmetic results for patients
undergoing postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) after immediate reconstruction (IR) …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of immediate versus delayed autologous breast reconstruction in the setting of post-mastectomy adjuvant radiation therapy

KS Hershenhouse, K Bick, O Shauly, K Kondra… - Journal of Plastic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Immediate post-mastectomy autologous breast reconstruction in breast cancer
patients requiring post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) minimizes the number of …

Effects of radiation therapy for breast cancer based on type of free flap reconstruction

EI Chang, TS Liu, JH Festekjian… - Plastic and …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Adjuvant radiation therapy for locally advanced breast cancer decreases local
recurrence and improves survival. Immediate autologous breast reconstruction before …

Effect of postoperative radiotherapy on autologous deep inferior epigastric perforator flap volume after immediate breast reconstruction

JS Chatterjee, A Lee, W Anderson… - Journal of British …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background The effect of postoperative radiotherapy following autologous flap breast
reconstruction is controversial. The aim of this study was to measure whether adjuvant …

Comparing five alternative methods of breast reconstruction surgery: a cost-effectiveness analysis

R Grover, WV Padula, M Van Vliet… - Plastic and …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of five
standardized procedures for breast reconstruction to delineate the best reconstructive …

Effects of radiation therapy on pedicled transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap breast reconstruction

GW Carlson, AL Page, K Peters, R Ashinoff… - Annals of plastic …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Radiotherapy is being increasingly used in the treatment of breast cancer after breast
conservation as well as after total mastectomy. The effect of radiation on pedicled transverse …

Comparison of local recurrence and distant metastases between breast cancer patients after postmastectomy radiotherapy with and without immediate TRAM flap …

CJ Huang, MF Hou, SD Lin, HY Chuang… - Plastic and …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the local recurrence and distant
metastasis of postmastectomy radiotherapy for breast cancer patients with and without …

A systematic review of patient-rated measures of radiodermatitis in breast cancer radiotherapy

JB Schnur, B Love, BL Scheckner… - American journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
During breast cancer radiotherapy, nearly all patients will experience radiodermatitis. Study
objectives were as follows:(1) systematically review the literature on radiodermatitis and …