Prevention of complications of radical mastectomy for breast cancer

Abstract

The paper analyzes the immediate and early results of surgical treatment in 266 patients with breast cancer. To prevent postoperative complications, new intraoperative methods were used. These include air plasma currents; plasty of the axillary region with a flap from the broadest spinal muscle; lymph vessel ligation in the axillary-subclavian-subscapular region, by using microsurgical magnifiers; plasty of the axillary-subclavian-subcapular region with a composition of anterior pectoral muscles. The application of the new methods reduces postoperative lymphorrhea from 43.8 to 98.5%; a drain-free procedure of radical mastectomy accelerates and improves rehabilitation in patients with breast cancer and contributes to reductions in postoperative bed-days and in the financial cost of health care facilities.