2022
Effect of health care disparities on procedure selection of autologous breast reconstruction in Florida.
Huayllani MT, Torres-Guzman RA, Avila FR, Advani PP, Spaulding AC, Cochuyt JJ, Nguyen MT, Lu X, Rinker BD, Forte AJ. Effect of health care disparities on procedure selection of autologous breast reconstruction in Florida. Breast Disease 2022, 41: 75-80. PMID: 34487016, DOI: 10.3233/bd-210004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutologous breast reconstructionBreast reconstructionFree flapFlap reconstructionReconstructive surgeryAutologous breast reconstructive surgeryFlorida Inpatient Discharge DatasetPatients 18 yearsBreast reconstructive surgeryMultivariate logistic regressionPedicled flap reconstructionHealth care disparitiesMann-Whitney testHispanic patientsIndependent associationAutologous reconstructionBreast cancerHigher oddsPatientsCare disparitiesPedicled flapsProcedure selectionLogistic regressionPrivate insuranceFlap
2020
A Systematic Review of Peripheral Neuropathies in Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema
Forte AJ, Huayllani MT, Boczar D, Manrique OJ, Lu X, McLaughlin SA, Kung TA. A Systematic Review of Peripheral Neuropathies in Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema. Hand 2020, 17: 668-675. PMID: 33073616, PMCID: PMC9274882, DOI: 10.1177/1558944720963944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer-related lymphedemaCarpal tunnel syndromePeripheral neuropathyCarpal tunnel releaseNeuropathic painBreast cancerSecondary lymphedemaSystematic reviewWorsening of lymphedemaControlled Trials databasesCochrane Central RegisterCancer-related lymphedemaNon-Indexed CitationsDevelopment of lymphedemaBrachial plexopathyCentral RegisterTrials databasesSafe procedureTunnel syndromeCause-effect associationIn-ProcessEpub AheadOvid MEDLINEInclusion criteriaNeuropathyBioimpedance Spectroscopy for Assessment of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Systematic Review
Forte A, Huayllani M, Boczar D, Ciudad P, Lu X, Kassis S, Parker A, Moore P, McLaughlin S. Bioimpedance Spectroscopy for Assessment of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Systematic Review. Plastic And Aesthetic Nursing 2020, 40: 86-90. PMID: 32459756, DOI: 10.1097/psn.0000000000000306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLymph node transfer combined with deep inferior epigastric perforators and transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous procedures: a systematic review
Forte AJ, Cinotto G, Boczar D, Huayllani MT, Lu X, Manrique OJ, McLaughlin SA. Lymph node transfer combined with deep inferior epigastric perforators and transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous procedures: a systematic review. Gland Surgery 2020, 9: 521-527. PMID: 32420287, PMCID: PMC7225473, DOI: 10.21037/gs.2020.02.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeep inferior epigastric perforatorAutologous breast reconstructionBreast reconstructionInferior epigastric perforatorLymph node transferUpper extremityEligibility criteriaMuscle-sparing transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneousSystematic reviewGroin lymph node transferMicrosurgical autologous breast reconstructionNode transferTransverse rectus abdominis myocutaneousAffected upper limbBreast cancer surgerySuccessful breast reconstructionStudy eligibility criteriaBreast reconstruction resultsPostoperative periodSurgical treatmentCancer surgeryFemale patientsArm circumferenceMS-TRAMBreast cancerLymphaticovenular anastomosis for breast cancer-related upper extremity lymphedema: a literature review
Forte AJ, Sisti A, Huayllani MT, Boczar D, Cinotto G, Ciudad P, Manrique OJ, Lu X, McLaughlin S. Lymphaticovenular anastomosis for breast cancer-related upper extremity lymphedema: a literature review. Gland Surgery 2020, 9: 539-544. PMID: 32420289, PMCID: PMC7225471, DOI: 10.21037/gs.2020.03.41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUpper extremity lymphedemaBreast cancer-related lymphedemaCancer-related lymphedemaExtremity lymphedemaLymphaticovenular anastomosisBreast cancer-related upper extremity lymphedemaBreast cancer-related lymphedema patientsSubjective symptom reliefPubMed/MEDLINE searchBreast cancer survivorsBreast cancer treatmentUpper extremity volumeLong-term conditionsSymptom reliefCancer survivorsArm lymphedemaClinical studiesBreast cancerInclusion criteriaMEDLINE searchExtremity volumeLymphovenous bypassLymphedema patientsLymphedemaAnastomosis