Surgery

Medical physics

Systematic review

Complication

Breast reconstruction

Seroma

Political science

Implant

Mammaplasty

Relative risk

Mastectomy

Meta-analysis

Internal medicine

Confidence interval

MEDLINE

Oncology

Medicine

Breast cancer

General surgery

Cancer

Randomized controlled trial

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open

For women undergoing breast reconstruction after mastectomy, the comparative benefits and harms of implant-based reconstruction (IBR) and autologous reconstruction (AR) are not well known. We performed a systematic review with meta-analysis of IBR versus AR after mastectomy for breast cancer.

Implant-based versus Autologous Reconstruction after Mastectomy for Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis