Open AccessA Prospective Randomised Controlled Study Comparing Ultrasonic Dissector with Electrocautery for Axillary Dissection in Patients of Carcinoma Breast
Author(s) -
Ananya Deori,
Nikhil Gupta,
Arun Kumar Gupta,
Raghav Yelamanchi,
Himanshu Agrawal,
C. K. Durga
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the malaysian journal of medical sciences/the malaysian journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2180-4303
pISSN - 1394-195X
DOI - 10.21315/mjms2021.28.1.12
Subject(s) - seroma , medicine , modified radical mastectomy , surgery , axillary dissection , dissection (medical) , electrocoagulation , prospective cohort study , group b , mastectomy , breast cancer , complication , cancer
Axillary dissection is one of the important components of modified radical mastectomy (MRM). The present study was conducted to compare surgical outcomes by using monopolar electrocautery and ultrasonic dissector for axillary dissection in MRM.