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Fibrin sealants and axillary lymphatic morbidity : a systematic review and meta-analysis of 23 clinical randomized trials

Gasparri, Maria Luisa ; Kuehn, Thorsten ; Ruscito, Ilary ; Zuber, Veronica ; Di Micco, Rosa ; Galiano, Ilaria ; Navarro Quinones, Siobana C. ; Santurro, Letizia ; Di Vittorio, Francesca ; Meani, Francesco ; Bassi, Valerio ; Ditsch, Nina ; Mueller, Michael D. ; Bellati, Filippo ; Caserta, Donatella ; Papadia, Andrea ; Gentilini, Oreste D.

In: Cancers, 2021, vol. 13, no. 9, p. 15

Axillary dissection is a highly mobile procedure with severe lymphatic consequences. The off-label application of fibrin sealants in the axilla, with the sole aim to eliminate dead space and to provoke sealing of the disrupted lymphatic vessels at the end of axillary dissection, is an experimental procedure to reduce lymphatic morbidity. The aim of our systematic review and meta-analysis is to ...

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Changes in breast cancer management during the Corona Virus Disease 19 pandemic : an international survey of the European Breast Cancer Research Association of Surgical Trialists (EUBREAST)

Gasparri, Maria Luisa ; Gentilini, Oreste Davide ; Lueftner, Diana ; Kuehn, Thorsten ; Kaidar-Person, Orit ; Poortmans, Philip

In: The breast, 2020, vol. 52, p. 110-115

Background: Corona Virus Disease 19 (COVID-19) had a worldwide negative impact on healthcare systems, which were not used to coping with such pandemic. Adaptation strategies prioritizing COVID-19 patients included triage of patients and reduction or re-allocation of other services. The aim of our survey was to provide a real time international snapshot of modifications of breast cancer...