Ultrasound-guided scraping of fibrous capsule plus bilayered negative pressure wound therapy for treatment of refractory postmastectomy seroma

摘要

Introduction: Seroma is a frequent complication of breast cancer surgery. Treatment of prolonged or refractory seroma remains a clinical challenge. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a novel approach for refractory seroma treatment; the method combines minimally invasive scraping for fibrous capsule removal and self-designed bilayered negative pressure wound therapy (b-NPWT) to achieve favorable wound healing.