Viraj Shah, Chien L Soh, Karanjot Chhatwal, Joanna Kucharczak, Arkady A Airapetyan, Dani Avavde, Saeed Torabi, Alexandra Mackenzie, George Miller, Robert Vardanyan, Arian Arjomandi Rad, Johann Malawana
INTRODUCTION: Efforts to improve global healthcare persist, yet LMICs face challenges accessing surgical care, especially breast reconstruction amidst rising breast cancer cases. This review evaluates the present state and challenges of autologous breast reconstruction in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: Utilizing the PRISMA guidelines and the Cochrane Collaboration's standards, databases such as EMBASE, MEDLINE, Cochrane, PubMed, and Google Scholar were examined for studies on breast reconstruction in LMICs (based on the World Bank's 2022-2023 definitions) up to August 2022...
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