Immediate implant-based breast reconstruction with acellular dermal matrix after conservative mastectomy: can a more effective alternative be used in the near future?

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¹ Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8 - 00168, Rome, Italy; Multidisciplinary Breast Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8 - 00168, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: gianlucafranceschini70@gmail.com.
² Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8 - 00168, Rome, Italy; Multidisciplinary Breast Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8 - 00168, Rome, Italy.

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Gianluca Franceschini et al. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2021 May.

. 2021 May;47(5):1225-1226.

doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2020.09.037. Epub 2020 Oct 1.

¹ Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8 - 00168, Rome, Italy; Multidisciplinary Breast Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8 - 00168, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: gianlucafranceschini70@gmail.com.
² Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8 - 00168, Rome, Italy; Multidisciplinary Breast Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8 - 00168, Rome, Italy.

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Keywords: Acellular dermal matrix; Breast cancer; Breast reconstruction; Mastectomy; Patient quality of life.

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Acellular dermal matrices as an adjunct to implant breast reconstruction: Analysis of outcomes and complications.
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