Quilting of Mastectomy Flaps; a Simple Way to Avoid Postmastectomy Seroma
- Resource Type
- Authors
- A. T. Awad; Mahmoud A. Alhussini; M. Ashraf Balbaa
- Source
- Indian Journal of Surgery. 82:9-13
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Incidence (epidemiology)
medicine.medical_treatment
medicine.disease
Surgery
body regions
03 medical and health sciences
Plastic surgery
surgical procedures, operative
0302 clinical medicine
Breast cancer
Cardiothoracic surgery
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Seroma
medicine
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Complication
business
Mastectomy
Quilting
- Language
- ISSN
- 0973-9793
0972-2068
Mastectomy is still one of the fundamental options for treatment of breast cancer. Postmastectomy seroma formation is a common complication that can lead to significant morbidity. A lot of studies focused on mechanical obliteration of the postmastectomy dead space assuming it is the primary factor for seroma development. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of quilting technique in reducing the incidence of postmastectomy seroma. The study included 800 patients who were randomized into two equal groups; A and B, where quilting has been performed to “group B.” The patients were followed up to measure daily drain output with monitoring of seroma formation in the next 14 days after drain removal. “Group B” showed significant reduction in the mean of fluid drained (246.08 ± 78.94 mL) (P