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Abstract
Breast reconstruction is considered as an integrated part of the modern breast surgery. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether immediate autologous breast reconstruction influences QOL and patient satisfaction outcomes among Egyptian women with breast cancer in comparison to the traditional mastectomy. This is a prospective study in which 200 Egyptian women with non metastatic breast cancer were included; group I (100 patients) underwent sparing mastectomy with immediate autologous breast reconstruction and group II (100 patients) underwent traditional mastectomy. The patient satisfaction with breast reconstruction was evaluated by special questionnaire and the reasons given by traditional mastectomy patients for not having breast reconstruction were recorded. Both breast impact of treatment scale (BITS) and body satisfaction scale (BSS) were evaluated in both groups. Patient satisfaction with breast reconstruction had a high mean score of 14.44 out of total degrees of 20 and most of them voted yes for having the same reconstruction again if they were offered it and would recommend reconstruction to other patients. No difference was found between the two groups as regard the BITS score. However, the BSS score showed a higher score among the reconstruction group. Egyptian ladies with breast cancer show better QOL and body image satisfaction outcomes following immediate breast reconstruction.
Breast cancer is both the most frequent and the most fatal cancer in women. After liver cancer, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in Egypt.
We looked at whether autologous versus implant reconstruction enhanced women’s quality of life and satisfaction after a mastectomy for breast cancer.
A multicenter, retrospective, cross-sectional study included 117 patients who underwent mastectomy and subsequent breast reconstruction surgery at El Demerdash University Hospital and Alexandria Main University Hospital between January 2017 and March 2021. A BREAST-Q 2-0 Reconstruction module questionnaire was given to each patient.
117 patients were divided into two groups: autologous breast reconstruction ABR (n=77) and implant-based breast reconstruction IBR (n=40). The ABR group was operated on using Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous (TRAM) or latissimus Doris (LD) flaps. The average age of the participants in the study was 44.51 ± 6.88. Patients with silicone implants were younger on average than those with LD or TRAM flaps.
In our study, we discovered that implant reconstruction provided great quality of life whereas TRAM flap provided poor quality of life. We also discovered that TRAM flap provided poor overall satisfaction with the breast. This is in contrast to what has been reported in a number of similar researches in the literature.
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