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Meta-Analysis
. 2019 Dec;16(6):1506-1512.
doi: 10.1111/iwj.13224. Epub 2019 Sep 18.

Feasibility and safety of image-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy: A PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis of 20 000 population from 36 longitudinal studies

Ming Fang  1 , Guilin Liu  1 , Guoliang Luo  1 , Tianyu Wu  1
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Meta-Analysis

Feasibility and safety of image-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy: A PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis of 20 000 population from 36 longitudinal studies

Ming Fang et al. Int Wound J. 2019 Dec.

Abstract

Breast cancer is a serious disease in women. We estimated the global technical success rate and complication rates of percutaneous vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB). PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were retrieved up to July 2018 to find studies in which technical success rate and complication rates of VABB were available. Pooled rates were calculated according to location mode (ultrasonography [US] or mammography) and needle type (8- or 11-gauge Mammotome probes). Of the 36 articles with 20 868 cases, we found the pooled technical success rate 0.9999(0.9997, 1.0000) (I2 = 17.1%, P = .187) and low complication risks including haematoma 0.1092(0.0748, 0.1437) (I2 = 98.3%, P < .001), pain 0.0738(0.0334, 0.1141) (I2 = 95.9%, P < .001), vasovagal reflex 0.0281(0.0035, 0.0527) (I2 = 92.5%, P < .001), and infection 0.0027(-0.0019, 0.0073) (I2 = 49.8%, P = .113). In this systematic review and meta-analysis, the pooled data suggested that VABB with US or mammography could be promising for diagnosis and treatment of breast disease. Further studies were necessary to identify strategies for these findings.

Keywords: breast; mammography; meta; ultrasound; vacuum-assisted breast biopsy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no potential conflict of interest.

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Study identification and selection
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Results of subgroup analysis for the pooled complication incidences of VABB for breast masses. VABB, vacuum‐assisted breast biopsy
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