Yousif, A., Dabora, M., Mahmoud, S., Mohamed, N. (2025). Breast Reconstruction Following Breast Cancer Surgery in Sudanese Women in Khartoum State 2022. The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 49(1), 47-56. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2025.405205
Aya Yousif; Muaweyia Dabora; Shadad Mahmoud; Nagla Mohamed. "Breast Reconstruction Following Breast Cancer Surgery in Sudanese Women in Khartoum State 2022". The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 49, 1, 2025, 47-56. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2025.405205
Yousif, A., Dabora, M., Mahmoud, S., Mohamed, N. (2025). 'Breast Reconstruction Following Breast Cancer Surgery in Sudanese Women in Khartoum State 2022', The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 49(1), pp. 47-56. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2025.405205
Yousif, A., Dabora, M., Mahmoud, S., Mohamed, N. Breast Reconstruction Following Breast Cancer Surgery in Sudanese Women in Khartoum State 2022. The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2025; 49(1): 47-56. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2025.405205
Breast Reconstruction Following Breast Cancer Surgery in Sudanese Women in Khartoum State 2022
1The Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Soba University Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan
2National Ribat University, Khartoum, Sudan
Abstract
Background: Breast reconstruction after cancer surgery is crucial for women’s psychological well-being and quality of life. Many advances were made in reconstructive techniques allowing it to become a common practice worldwide. Aim of the Work: The aim of this study is to determine the rate, type and timing of breast reconstruction in Sudanese women. Patients and Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional multi-centric hospital-based study involving the medical records of all adult females with breast reconstruction following breast cancer surgery in Khartoum locality from June 2020 to June 2022. Results: A total of 305 women had mastectomies during the two-year study period, 46 (14.8%) of them had unilateral breast reconstruction, the majority of which 30 (65.2%) were done using autologous techniques, while 11 breast (23.9%) had implant reconstruction, 5 (10.9%) had partial reconstruction using oncoplastic techniques. The most autologous technique used was LD flap reconstruction 21 breasts (70%), followed by TRAM flap in 8 (26.67%) and DIEP flap in 1 (3.33%) in 41 (89.13%) the reconstruction was done immediately. Conclusion: In this study, the rate of post-mastectomy breast reconstruction is low with mostly immediate autologous technique used. Raising awareness about breast reconstruction and increasing cooperation with the general surgeons are some of the ways to resolve this issue.
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