Comparing a vessel sealing system with the conventional technique in axillary lymph node dissection for primary breast cancer | ||
| Minia Journal of Medical Research | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 February 2023 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2023.190974.1329 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Muhammad Mukhtar Muhammad* 1; Mohamed Khalaf Allah Kamel2; Abu bakr Mohamed Mohie El din3 | ||
| 1surgery, faculty of medicine, Minya university | ||
| 2General Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University | ||
| 3faculty of medicine, Minia University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: Objective: This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of the newest bipolar vessel sealing system (BVSS; LigaSure™ Small Jaw) to that of conventional technique in axillary dissection. Patient and Methods: Eighty-nine patients with breast cancer were randomized to a conventional dissection surgical technique (CONV group; n = 45) by scalpel and monopolar cautery or that using a vessel sealing system (BVSS group; n = 44). Results: in conventional group, mean drain volume was 851.1±96.2 ml ml and 370±152 ml in ligasure group with a p-value <0.001, which is statistically significant. In conventional group, mean number of days till drain removal was 10.6 ± 1.9 days and 6.2 ± 0.8 days in ligasure group with a p-value of 0.001 which is statistically significant. Conclusions: Our results suggest that BVSS is a more effective device when compared to the conventional techniques in axillary dissection. Keywords: Breast cancer, Vessel sealing system, Axillary lymph node dissection, Randomized controlled trial | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Breast cancer; Vessel sealing system; Axillary lymph node dissection; Randomized controlled trial | ||
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