2023
Breast implant capsule-associated squamous cell carcinoma: A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
Yeow M, Ching A, Guillon C, Alperovich M. Breast implant capsule-associated squamous cell carcinoma: A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2023, 86: 24-32. PMID: 37666057, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual patient dataSCC diagnosisPatient dataSystematic reviewJoanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal toolsDisease-free survivalMajority of patientsSquamous cell carcinomaRisk of biasRisk of malignancyCritical appraisal toolExtracapsular spreadMean followOverall survivalMedian ageMedian timeCell carcinomaBreast implantationImplant removalPatientsBreast augmentationUS FoodDrug AdministrationBreast implantsAppraisal tool
2018
Evolution in Monitoring of Free Flap Autologous Breast Reconstruction after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
Frey JD, Stranix JT, Chiodo MV, Alperovich M, Ahn CY, Allen RJ, Choi M, Karp NS, Levine JP. Evolution in Monitoring of Free Flap Autologous Breast Reconstruction after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2018, 141: 1086-1093. PMID: 29659449, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000004271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBreastBreast NeoplasmsFemaleFree Tissue FlapsHumansMammaplastyMastectomy, SubcutaneousMiddle AgedNipplesPatient SatisfactionPerforator FlapPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRetrospective StudiesTransplantation, AutologousTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, DopplerConceptsNipple-sparing mastectomyFree flap reconstructionSkin paddleFlap reconstructionAutologous reconstructionRevision proceduresMuscle-sparing transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flapFree flap autologous breast reconstructionAutologous free flap reconstructionTransverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flapGreater body mass indexCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELPercentage of flapsProfunda artery perforatorRectus abdominis myocutaneous flapAutologous breast reconstructionBody mass indexInferior epigastric perforatorGreater mean numberMass indexFlap weightMastectomy weightComparing outcomesBreast reconstructionMastectomy reconstruction