Impact of a Surgical Sealing Patch on Lymphatic Drainage After Axillary Dissection for Breast Cancer: The SAKK 23/13 Multicenter Randomized Phase III Trial

Walter P. Weber,Christoph Tausch,Stefanie Hayoz,Mathias K. Fehr,Karin Ribi,H. Hawle,Judith E. Lupatsch,Klazien Matter-Walstra,Federica Chiesa,Konstantin J. Dedes,Gilles Berclaz,Loic Lelievre,Thomas Hess,Uwe Güth,Verena Pioch,Dimitri Sarlos,Cornelia Leo,Claudia Canonica,Natalie Gabriel,Jasmin Zeindler,Estelle Cassoly,Christiane Andrieu,Savas D. Soysal,Thomas Ruhstaller,Peter Martin Fehr,Michael Knauer

Impact of a Surgical Sealing Patch on Lymphatic Drainage After Axillary Dissection for Breast Cancer: The SAKK 23/13 Multicenter Randomized Phase III Trial

2018

Background Several studies and a meta-analysis showed that fibrin sealant patches reduced lymphatic drainage after various lymphadenectomy procedures. Our goal was to investigate the impact of these patches on drainage after axillary dissection for breast cancer.

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Axillary Dissection
Breast cancer
General surgery
Drainage
Lymphatic system
Surgery
Lymphadenectomy
Fibrin
Medicine
Axilla
Clinical endpoint
Quality of life
Confidence interval

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