2024
Safety Profile Comparison of 2 Smooth Tissue Expander Types
Almeida M, Alper D, Williams M, Shah R, Ihnat J, Hu K, Parikh N, Alperovich M. Safety Profile Comparison of 2 Smooth Tissue Expander Types. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2024, 93: 178-182. PMID: 38980932, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000004019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexComplication rateDrain durationMass indexAcellular dermal matrix useRetrospective review of patientsReview of patientsHigher Body Mass IndexSmooth tissue expandersPain scoresChemotherapy exposureRetrospective reviewCapsular contractureSmooth implantsSafety profileWound breakdownFilling volumePatient comorbiditiesPerioperative informationCancer characteristicsMultivariate analysisComplicationsTissue expanderRadiation exposureMatrix useSmooth versus Textured Tissue Expanders: Comparison of Outcomes and Complications in 536 Implants
Allam O, Dinis J, Almeida M, Junn A, Mozaffari M, Shah R, Chong L, Olawoyin O, Mehta S, Park K, Avraham T, Alperovich M. Smooth versus Textured Tissue Expanders: Comparison of Outcomes and Complications in 536 Implants. Archives Of Plastic Surgery 2024, 51: 042-051. PMID: 38425846, PMCID: PMC10901592, DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1775592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTextured tissue expandersPain scoresTissue expanderTwo-stage breast reconstructionTextured surface implantsExpander fill volumeStudy evaluated outcomesAssociated with ageComparison of outcomesRegression analysisBilateral reconstructionPrepectoral placementComplication rateTextured implantsNo significant differenceBreast reconstructionPerioperative informationSurface implantsOperative timeTE exchangeComplicationsLinear regression analysisSignificant differencePainChi-square
2023
Patient-Reported and Toxicity Results from the FABREC Study: A Multicenter Randomized Trial of Hypofractionated vs. Conventionally-Fractionated Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy after Implant-Based Reconstruction
Wong J, Uno H, Tramontano A, Pellegrini C, Bellon J, Cheney M, Hardenbergh P, Ho A, Horst K, Kim J, Leonard K, Moran M, Park C, Recht A, Shiloh R, Taghian A, Warren L, Wright J, Chun Y, Punglia R. Patient-Reported and Toxicity Results from the FABREC Study: A Multicenter Randomized Trial of Hypofractionated vs. Conventionally-Fractionated Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy after Implant-Based Reconstruction. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2023, 117: e3-e4. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.08.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreoperative endocrine therapyCW toxicityEndocrine therapyQuality-of-lifeLymph nodesHF-PMRTRadiation therapyBreast reconstructionRandomized trialsResults Median follow-upChest wallTissue expanderImplant-based breast reconstructionImmediate prosthetic reconstructionPostmastectomy radiation therapyCompare quality-of-lifeMedian Follow-UpImplant-based reconstructionPost-operative infectionPlacement of tissue expandersMulticenter randomized trialQuality-of-life scoresSide effects of treatmentStage 0-III breast cancerPhysical well-being scores
2018
A Predictive Model for Determining Permanent Implant Size During 2-Stage Implant Breast Reconstruction
Gabrick KS, Markov NP, Chouairi F, Wu R, Persing SM, Abraham P, Avraham T, Alperovich M. A Predictive Model for Determining Permanent Implant Size During 2-Stage Implant Breast Reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2018, 6: e1790. PMID: 29922567, PMCID: PMC5999420, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000001790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplant breast reconstructionBreast reconstructionPreoperative radiationPreoperative variablesPI sizeSignificant preoperative variablesFill volumeRange of implantsTissue expanderSilicone implantsMultivariate analysisImplant sizeStudy periodSurgical planningSignificant variablesRoom workflowPatientsRegression analysisTE volumeTE sizeImplants
2015
The Impact of Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy on the Remodeling of Acellular Dermal Matrices in Staged, Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction
Myckatyn TM, Cavallo JA, Sharma K, Gangopadhyay N, Dudas JR, Roma AA, Baalman S, Tenenbaum MM, Matthews BD, Deeken CR. The Impact of Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy on the Remodeling of Acellular Dermal Matrices in Staged, Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2015, 135: 43e-57e. PMID: 25539350, PMCID: PMC4515029, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000000807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular matrix depositionAcellular dermal matrixNeoadjuvant chemotherapyBiopsy specimensCellular infiltrationDermal matrixCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELType IMatrix depositionDermal matrix remodelingImpact of chemotherapyProsthetic breast reconstructionMultiple biopsy specimensMastectomy skin flapsAdjuvant therapyBreast reconstructionFibrous encapsulationRadiation therapySkin flapsChemotherapyTreatment groupsTissue expanderBreast implantsBiopsy locationAcellular dermis
2006
Do metallic ports in tissue expanders affect postmastectomy radiation delivery?
Damast S, Beal K, Ballangrud Å, Losasso TJ, Cordeiro PG, Disa JJ, Hong L, McCormick BL. Do metallic ports in tissue expanders affect postmastectomy radiation delivery? International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2006, 66: 305-310. PMID: 16904530, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostmastectomy radiation therapyTissue expanderTangent beamsPermanent implant exchangeDosimetric effectsChest wall treatmentMetallic portPermanent breast implantPotential dosimetric effectsMedian doseImplant exchangeEx vivo resultsThermoluminescent dosimetersRadiation therapyPatientsVolume of tissueBreast implantsRadiation deliveryPermanent implantsExit doseVivo resultsDoseMV photonsTreatmentImplants
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