Use of Advanced Energy Devices and Fiberoptic Retractors in Single-Incision Breast-Conserving Surgery for Breast Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The use of advanced energy devices for mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissection can reduce perioperative blood loss, seroma formation, and drainage duration/volume. Retraction using fiberoptic retractors can help visualize deep and narrow surgical fields. We aimed to compare the postoperative outcomes between single-incision breast-conserving surgery (SIBCS) and conventional breast-conserving surgery (CBCS) with axillary staging using advanced energy devices and conventional equipment, respectively.

Materials and methods

We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 244 patients who underwent BCS with axillary surgery between March 2018 and September 2019 at Severance Hospital. The patients were grouped based on the device used to aid in axillary staging: C

SUBMITTER: Kim HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11359607 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature