Efficacy and aesthetic outcomes for quilting sutures in the prevention of seroma after mastectomy

Abstract Worldwide, mastectomy for breast cancer is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures. As one of the main complications of mastectomy, seroma is associated with pain, infections and a prolonged hospital stay. We performed a prospective multicenter randomized trial to assess th...

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Main Authors: Arthur Foulon, Albine Mancaux, Pierrick Theret, Philippe Naepels, Johanna Mychaluk, Philippe Merviel, Pascal Abboud, Raffaele Fauvet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29154-2