Acta Scientific Women's Health (ASWH)(ISSN: 2582-3205)

Case Study Volume 5 Issue 8

Capsulectomy in Patients with Organized Seroma After Modified Radical Mastectomy, Case Series

Sie Thu Myint1,2*, Zin May Win4, Aye Mo The1,2, Khin Hsu Hlaing2, Aung Myat2, Htun Thuya2 and Thein Lwin1-3

1Department of Surgery, University of Medicine (1), Yangon, Myanmar
2Surgical Ward 2, Yangon General Hospital, Myanmar
3Asia Royal Hospital, Myanmar
4Academy Hospital, Myanmar

*Corresponding Author: Sie Thu Myint, Department of Surgery, University of Medicine (1), Yangon, Myanmar.

Received: June 29, 2023; Published: July 13, 2023

Abstract

Modified radical mastectomy is a common operation for breast cancer in developing countries. Seroma is common after mastectomy. Organized seroma sometimes occurs. Various treatments may be needed. This is case series of an organized seroma treated with capsulectomy.

 Keywords: Seroma; Mastectomy; Capsulectomy

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Citation

Citation: Sie Thu Myint., et al. “Capsulectomy in Patients with Organized Seroma After Modified Radical Mastectomy, Case Series". Acta Scientific Women's Health 5.8 (2023): 26-29.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2023 Sie Thu Myint., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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