Postmastectomy breast defect
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Kanto Central Hospital of the Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who meet all of the following criteria will be included: Patients who underwent postmastectomy breast reconstruction at a participating institution between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2025. Patients who underwent implant-based or autologous breast reconstruction. Patients for whom medical record information is available regarding the use or non-use of adjunctive fat grafting and the major postoperative clinical course. Female patients aged 18 years or older at the time of surgery.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded: Patients with insufficient medical record information to determine the use or non-use of adjunctive fat grafting or to evaluate the primary outcome. Patients whose procedures do not correspond to postmastectomy breast reconstruction, even if performed during the study period. Patients who refuse the use of their clinical information for this study through the opt-out process. Patients deemed unsuitable for inclusion in this study by the principal investigator or co-investigators.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome is the incidence of postoperative complications after breast reconstruction, including complications related to the reconstructed breast, fat-grafted site, and fat-harvest site. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTakanobu Mashiko
Kanto Central Hospital of the Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers Department of Plastic Surgery
Outcome results
None listed