title: The results of breast reconstruction following mastectomy.
abstract: This paper is a retrospective study of the techniques, complications and results of breast reconstruction following mastectomy in 82 patients, 66 of whom had breast cancer. The mean length of follow-up was 3 years 8 months. Of the 74 patients who were reviewed 61 were pleased with the results. Eight patients died, 7 of them from disseminated breast cancer. In our experience breast reconstruction is a very worthwhile procedure in motivated patients and may reduce the psychiatric morbidity of mastectomy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps