title: [Postmastectomy breast reconstruction--outcome on 33 consecutive cases].
abstract: Nowadays postmastectomy breast reconstruction for breast cancer, seems to receive greater acceptance than in the past due to three important reasons: the improvement of the methods and techniques of plastic surgery; the new improved materials used as breast prosthesis; the better informed patients. The aim of this study is to review the outcomes of breast reconstruction performed for patients with mastectomy for breast cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  The medical records of 33 consecutive patients who underwent breast reconstruction, during a one year period, at a large municipal hospital were reviewed retrospectively. The main parameters studied were type of reconstruction, morbidity rate and type and number of reoperations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 33 patients , a number of 30 patient (90.9%) had theirs breasts reconstructed using a prostesis material and for 3 patients (9.1%) a flap type reconstruction was used. Immediate breast reconstruction was the preferred method of reconstruction. No major complications were noted. Minor complications were present in 4 patients (12.5%): infection (1 case), haematoma (1 case), skin necrosis (1 case), device extrusion due to local infection (1 case).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Immediate breast reconstruction using expander and implant technique offers very good outcomes with low morbidity rate, excellent cosmetic results and consists in small, reliable and perfect reproductible operations.
authors.affiliation: Spitalul Clinic de Urgenţe Sf. Ioan Iaşi, Clinica de Chirurgie Plastică si Microchirurgie Reconstructivă, Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Curic
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Azzena
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bassetto
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perţea
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luncă
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018427:Breast Implants; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome