Thursday 28 February 2019

[Articles] Short-term safety outcomes of mastectomy and immediate implant-based breast reconstruction with and without mesh (iBRA): a multicentre, prospective cohort study



 by Shelley Potter, Elizabeth J Conroy, Ramsey I Cutress, Paula R Williamson, Lisa Whisker, Steven Thrush, Joanna Skillman, Nicola L P Barnes, Senthurun Mylvaganam, Elisabeth Teasdale, Abhilash Jain, Matthew D Gardiner, Jane M Blazeby, Chris Holcombe, iBRA Steering Group, Breast Reconstruction Research Collaborative  

The Lancet Oncology: Volume 20, issue 2, P254-266, February 01, 2019

Complications after immediate implant-based breast reconstruction are higher than recommended by national standards. A randomised clinical trial is needed to establish the optimal approach to immediate implant-based breast reconstruction.