title: [Seroma formation and drainage technic following mastectomy].
abstract: Although seromas represent the most frequent postoperative complication of mastectomy, little attention has been paid in the literature to etiologic factors or therapy. In the present paper, a modified drainage technique is described which reduced the incidence of seroma formation after total mastectomy with removal of the axillary lymph nodes from 50% to 20.2%. Seroma formation was associated with drainage of significantly higher amounts of fluid. Seroma formation generally began on the 7th day after operation, reached a peak rate of growth on the 8th day, and subsequently slowed continuously up to the 16th day after operations. Age was revealed to be a very important etiologic factor: the frequency of seroma formation increasing with age.
authors.affiliation: Frauenklinik, Universität Tübingen.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menton
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Roemer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000601:surgery*; D015409:Mastectomy, Radical; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Serombildung und Drainagetechnik nach Mastektomie.