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Guidance & Pathways for the Assessment of Children with Breast Symptoms
ABS has collaborated with colleagues from the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health to produce these guidelines for the assessment of children with...
Association of Breast Surgery, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.03.2021
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: Paediatric Breast Patients
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Plus sutures for preventing surgical site infection
Plus sutures (Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson Medical) are a range of absorbable sutures that are either impregnated or coated with the antimicrobial triclosan. NICE medical technologies guidance recommend...
NICE, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.07.2021
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Sutures Surgical Site Infection/ SSI
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On the 1st of November 2021, the MHRA issued up to date guidance on Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). The guidance contains information for patients and health care ...
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.11.2021
Classifications: Cosmetic Surgery
Keywords: ALCL/ BIA ALCL Cosmetic Surgery Breast implants
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The ABS and BAPRAS have collaborated to produce comprehensive guidance for the use of acellular dermal matrixes (ADM), biological meshes and synthetic meshes to assist breast reconstruction. The guida...
Association of Breast Surgery & British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.07.2021
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
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Lipomodelling Guidelines for Breast Surgery
ABS has worked with colleagues from BAPRAS and BAAPS to produce this comprehensive guidance for best practice in lipomodelling. The guidance has drawn on best available evidence following extensive re...
Association of Breast Surgery, British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (BAPRAS) & British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.04.2021
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Lipomodelling/Lipofilling
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Oncoplastic Breast Reconstruction: Guidelines for Best Practice
Oncoplastic Surgery is now firmly established as a surgical strategy for many women with breast cancer and an extensive body of literature has been published on this topic. ABS has collaborated with B...
Association of Breast Surgery & British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (BAPRAS), UK | United Kingdom
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.06.2021
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Oncoplastic Surgery Breast Reconstruction
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Updated recommendations regarding the management of older patients with breast cancer
The European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) and The International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) have produced a useful document outlining the evidence based management of older p...
European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) & International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) | Italy & France
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.08.2021
Classifications: Breast Cancer Treatment
Keywords: Management of the older patient
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Covid-19: Statement from the ABS President (December 2021)
The ABS issued statements throughout the pandemic to support their members in delivering service
ABS | UK
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.12.2021
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: COVID-19
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Covid-19: Statement from the ABS President (September 2021)
The ABS issued statements throughout the pandemic to support their members in delivering services
ABS | UK
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.09.2021
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: COVID-19
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Covid-19: Breast Referral Pathways
On the 23rd February 2021 the ABS circulated information to its members in order to help deliver breast referral pathways. This was in response to the Urgent Cancer Diagnostic Service during Covid 19...
ABS | UK
01.01.2021 | Added: 23.02.2021
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: COVID-19
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Covid-19: Information re NHS BSP (January 2021)
On the 19th January 2021 the ABS circulated information to its members in relation to the NHS BSP
ABS | UK
01.01.2021 | Added: 19.01.2021
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: COVID-19
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Covid-19: ABS Statement (January 2021)
On the 5th January 2021 the ABS released a further statement in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic
ABS | UK
01.01.2021 | Added: 05.01.2021
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: COVID-19
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Gynaecomastia Infographic for Primary Care
The Royal College of General Practitioners have endorsed the ABS infographic for the assessment and referral of gynaecomastia patients in Primary Care. ABS members are welcome to download this infogra...
Association of Breast Surgery | UK
01.01.2021 | Added: 01.02.2021
Classifications: Benign & Atypical Breast Disease
Keywords: Gynaecomastia
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ABS Webinar 7 - Medico-legal webinar
ABS | Webinar
01.12.2020 | Added: 01.12.2020
Classifications: Service Guidance
Keywords: Medico-Legal
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Do surgical margins matter after mastectomy? A systematic review
This systematic review aimed to determine if pathological margin proximity is associated with local or distant recurrence for patients with early invasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ who...
James Bundred et al | European Journal of Surgical Oncology
01.12.2020 | Added: 01.12.2020
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Surgical Margins
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Trainees Webinar 5 - Oncoplastic Masterclass: Advances in Breast Conservation Surgery
Mammary Fold | Webinar
17.11.2020 | Added: 17.11.2020
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Mammary Fold Oncoplastic Surgery Breast Conserving Surgery
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Trainees Webinar 4 - Mastering the FRCS Exam part 2
Mammary Fold | Webinar
20.10.2020 | Added: 20.10.2020
Classifications: Professional Guidance
Keywords: Training Mammary Fold Examinations/ Exams
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ABS Webinar 5 - Pre-pectoral reconstruction: How I do it
ABS | Webinar
06.10.2020 | Added: 06.10.2020
Classifications: Breast & Oncoplastic Surgery
Keywords: Breast Reconstruction Prepectoral implant based breast reconstruction
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