Impact of Availability of Immediate Breast Reconstruction on Bilateral Mastectomy Rates for Breast Cancer across the United States: Data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample

Background Availability of immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) varies among institutions, yet the impact of IBR availability on the rates of bilateral mastectomy (BM) versus unilateral mastectomy (UM) for breast cancer is unknown. Methods From the 2002 to 2010 Nationwide Inpatient Sample, we ident...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of surgical oncology 2014-10, Vol.21 (10), p.3290-3296
Hauptverfasser: Habermann, Elizabeth B., Thomsen, Kristine M., Hieken, Tina J., Boughey, Judy C.
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