Periodicidad semestral: flujo continuo.
ISSN - Electrónico: 2661-6947 / DOI: 10.36015 • LILACS BIREME (19784); LATINDEX (20666)
INTRODUCTION. The healing process can lead to anomalies, which affect the aesthetic and functional appearance of the affected area; the combination of treatments have allowed favorable results. OBJECTIVES. Describe the factors that occur in keloid scar recurrences in patients treated with surgical resection plus radiotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Observational, descriptive and retrospective study. Population of 2 960 Clinical Histories, a sample of 100 was taken. Inclusion criteria: diagnosis of keloid scar, age 12 to 75 years, combination of surgical treatment and radiotherapy. Exclusion criteria: ages outside the range, different treatment, in the Plastic and Reconstructive Unit of the Carlos Andrade Marín Specialty Hospital during the period January 2013 to December 2019. The data were taken from the AS400 system, the analysis was carried out in the program Statistical International Business Machines Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 22. RESULTS. The frequent location was in the auricle with 83% (83; 100), of these 57% (57; 100) were after perforation; recurrence occurred in 24% (24; 100) and the main complication in patients was Radiodermatitis. DISCUSSION. The scientific evidence was related to the study referring to technique, sex, location of the keloid, cause and complication. CONCLUSION. It was possible to describe the factors that occurred in keloid scar recurrences in patients treated with surgical resection plus radiotherapy.
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