Axillopexy

The present paper is a presentation of our technique ofaxillopexy, used after the excision of the axillary lymph nodes in29 cases of breast cancer patients. We have used thistechnique after Madden modified radical mastectomy or afterquadrantectomy for tumors in the external quadrants of themammary gland. We have studied and compared with a 30 casecontrol group, the duration of the lymphorrhagia the momentof removing the drains, the presence absence of other local complications. We have also measured the time until thebeginning of the oncological postoperative therapy. Every one ofthe aspects we have studied was improved in the axillopexygroup.

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