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Seroma

MedGen UID:
82651
•Concept ID:
C0262627
•
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Seromas
SNOMED CT: Seroma (715068009); Seroma (56021002)

Definition

A collection of serum in the body. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSeroma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical recommendations for diagnosis and treatment according to current updated knowledge on BIA-ALCL.
Longo B, Di Napoli A, Curigliano G, Veronesi P, Pileri S, Martelli M, De Vita R, Felici N, Cirillo P, Bernardi C, D'orsi G, Giacalone M, Storti G, Cervelli V
Breast 2022 Dec;66:332-341. Epub 2022 Dec 3 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2022.11.009. PMID: 36502569Free PMC Article
Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure.
Norman G, Shi C, Goh EL, Murphy EM, Reid A, Chiverton L, Stankiewicz M, Dumville JC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Apr 26;4(4):CD009261. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009261.pub7. PMID: 35471497Free PMC Article
Breast Surgery: Management of Postoperative Complications Following Operations for Breast Cancer.
Al-Hilli Z, Wilkerson A
Surg Clin North Am 2021 Oct;101(5):845-863. Epub 2021 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2021.06.014. PMID: 34537147

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Postoperative Spinal Hematoma and Seroma.
Butler AJ, Mohile N, Phillips FM
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2023 Sep 1;31(17):908-913. Epub 2023 Apr 14 doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-22-01022. PMID: 37071898
Overview of Thyroid Surgery Complications.
Lukinović J, Bilić M
Acta Clin Croat 2020 Jun;59(Suppl 1):81-86. doi: 10.20471/acc.2020.59.s1.10. PMID: 34219888Free PMC Article
Prevention of Seroma Formation Following Abdominoplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Seretis K, Goulis D, Demiri EC, Lykoudis EG
Aesthet Surg J 2017 Mar 1;37(3):316-323. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjw192. PMID: 28158391
Seroma in Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction.
Jordan SW, Khavanin N, Kim JYS
Plast Reconstr Surg 2016 Apr;137(4):1104-1116. doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000481102.24444.72. PMID: 27018665
Seroma is an expected consequence and not a complication of MammoSite brachytherapy.
Patel PS, Yan W, Trichter S, Sabbas A, Rosenblatt R, Drotman MB, Swistel A, Chao KS, Nori D, Hayes MK
Breast J 2011 Sep-Oct;17(5):498-502. Epub 2011 Aug 9 doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2011.01127.x. PMID: 21827558

Diagnosis

Surgical complications in immediate and delayed breast reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Matar DY, Wu M, Haug V, Orgill DP, Panayi AC
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022 Nov;75(11):4085-4095. Epub 2022 Aug 22 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.08.029. PMID: 36202732
Uncommon complications of breast prostheses.
Sánchez Rubio N, Lannegrand Menéndez B, Duque Muñoz M, Montes Fernández M, Ciudad Fernández MJ
Radiologia (Engl Ed) 2020 Jul-Aug;62(4):266-279. Epub 2020 Apr 6 doi: 10.1016/j.rx.2020.01.008. PMID: 32273126
Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma: A comprehensive review.
Marra A, Viale G, Pileri SA, Pravettoni G, Viale G, De Lorenzi F, Nolè F, Veronesi P, Curigliano G
Cancer Treat Rev 2020 Mar;84:101963. Epub 2020 Jan 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2020.101963. PMID: 31958739
Management of post-surgical wounds in general practice.
Sinha S
Aust J Gen Pract 2019 Sep;48(9):596-599. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-04-19-4921. PMID: 31476832
Rectus abdominis diastasis.
Akram J, Matzen SH
J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2014 Jun;48(3):163-9. Epub 2013 Nov 21 doi: 10.3109/2000656X.2013.859145. PMID: 24256310

Therapy

Surgical outcomes of laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair compared with Lichtenstein tension-free open mesh inguinal hernia repair: A prospective randomized study.
Shah MY, Raut P, Wilkinson TRV, Agrawal V
Medicine (Baltimore) 2022 Jul 1;101(26):e29746. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000029746. PMID: 35777031Free PMC Article
Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure.
Norman G, Shi C, Goh EL, Murphy EM, Reid A, Chiverton L, Stankiewicz M, Dumville JC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Apr 26;4(4):CD009261. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009261.pub7. PMID: 35471497Free PMC Article
Treatment of Inguinal Hernia: Systematic Review and Updated Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Aiolfi A, Cavalli M, Ferraro SD, Manfredini L, Bonitta G, Bruni PG, Bona D, Campanelli G
Ann Surg 2021 Dec 1;274(6):954-961. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004735. PMID: 33427757
Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure.
Norman G, Goh EL, Dumville JC, Shi C, Liu Z, Chiverton L, Stankiewicz M, Reid A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Jun 15;6(6):CD009261. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009261.pub6. PMID: 32542647Free PMC Article
Mesh versus non-mesh for inguinal and femoral hernia repair.
Lockhart K, Dunn D, Teo S, Ng JY, Dhillon M, Teo E, van Driel ML
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Sep 13;9(9):CD011517. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011517.pub2. PMID: 30209805Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma: A comprehensive review.
Marra A, Viale G, Pileri SA, Pravettoni G, Viale G, De Lorenzi F, Nolè F, Veronesi P, Curigliano G
Cancer Treat Rev 2020 Mar;84:101963. Epub 2020 Jan 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2020.101963. PMID: 31958739
Breast Implant-Associated Lymphoma.
Kricheldorff J, Fallenberg EM, Solbach C, Gerber-Schäfer C, Rancsó C, Fritschen UV
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2018 Sep 21;115(38):628-635. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2018.0628. PMID: 30373708Free PMC Article
Seroma in Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction.
Jordan SW, Khavanin N, Kim JYS
Plast Reconstr Surg 2016 Apr;137(4):1104-1116. doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000481102.24444.72. PMID: 27018665
L-Shaped Lipothighplasty.
Bracaglia R, Tambasco D, Gentileschi S, D'Ettorre M
Ann Plast Surg 2015 Sep;75(3):261-5. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000000075. PMID: 24374390
Seroma is an expected consequence and not a complication of MammoSite brachytherapy.
Patel PS, Yan W, Trichter S, Sabbas A, Rosenblatt R, Drotman MB, Swistel A, Chao KS, Nori D, Hayes MK
Breast J 2011 Sep-Oct;17(5):498-502. Epub 2011 Aug 9 doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2011.01127.x. PMID: 21827558

Clinical prediction guides

Tranexamic Acid Use in Breast Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Liechti R, van de Wall BJM, Hug U, Fritsche E, Franchi A
Plast Reconstr Surg 2023 May 1;151(5):949-957. Epub 2022 Dec 19 doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000010071. PMID: 36729428
Do Abdominal Binders Prevent Seroma Formation and Recurrent Diastasis Following Abdominoplasty?
Martins MRC, Moraes BZF, Fabri DC, Castro HAS, Rostom L, Ferreira LM, Nahas FX
Aesthet Surg J 2022 Oct 13;42(11):1294-1302. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjac194. PMID: 35830484
Abdominoplasty without Drains or Progressive Tension Suturing.
Khan FAA, Fatima M
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2021 Aug;45(4):1660-1666. Epub 2021 Feb 26 doi: 10.1007/s00266-021-02177-8. PMID: 33635345
A new classification for seroma after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.
Morales-Conde S
Hernia 2012 Jun;16(3):261-7. Epub 2012 Apr 17 doi: 10.1007/s10029-012-0911-8. PMID: 22527929
Seroma is an expected consequence and not a complication of MammoSite brachytherapy.
Patel PS, Yan W, Trichter S, Sabbas A, Rosenblatt R, Drotman MB, Swistel A, Chao KS, Nori D, Hayes MK
Breast J 2011 Sep-Oct;17(5):498-502. Epub 2011 Aug 9 doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2011.01127.x. PMID: 21827558

Recent systematic reviews

Surgical complications in immediate and delayed breast reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Matar DY, Wu M, Haug V, Orgill DP, Panayi AC
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022 Nov;75(11):4085-4095. Epub 2022 Aug 22 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.08.029. PMID: 36202732
Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure.
Norman G, Shi C, Goh EL, Murphy EM, Reid A, Chiverton L, Stankiewicz M, Dumville JC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Apr 26;4(4):CD009261. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009261.pub7. PMID: 35471497Free PMC Article
The Comparison of eTEP and IPOM in Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Li J, Wang Y, Wu L
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2022 Jan 17;32(2):252-258. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0000000000001035. PMID: 35034068
Treatment of Inguinal Hernia: Systematic Review and Updated Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Aiolfi A, Cavalli M, Ferraro SD, Manfredini L, Bonitta G, Bruni PG, Bona D, Campanelli G
Ann Surg 2021 Dec 1;274(6):954-961. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004735. PMID: 33427757
Mesh versus non-mesh for inguinal and femoral hernia repair.
Lockhart K, Dunn D, Teo S, Ng JY, Dhillon M, Teo E, van Driel ML
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Sep 13;9(9):CD011517. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011517.pub2. PMID: 30209805Free PMC Article

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