TY - JOUR T1 - Stereotactic Vacuum-assisted Breast Biopsy (VABB) – A patients' Survey JF - Anticancer Research JO - Anticancer Res SP - 3831 LP - 3837 VL - 34 IS - 7 AU - ACHIM ELLER AU - ROLF JANKA AU - MICHAEL LUX AU - MARC SAAKE AU - RÜDIGER SCHULZ-WENDTLAND AU - MICHAEL UDER AU - EVELYN WENKEL Y1 - 2014/07/01 UR - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/34/7/3831.abstract N2 - Aim: To analyze how patients experience Stereotactic guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) both physically and mentally. Patients and Methods: Two hundred and eleven consecutive women underwent VABB using one of two different biopsy devices (ATEC® and Mammotome®). Patients were queried using a questionnaire. Results: One hundred and eighty-nine patients were included. 90% would again prefer VABB over a surgical biopsy. Average grading for the condition during the procedure was 2.5 (very good to good) and 2.1 (very good) for the condition the week following VABB. Minor complications were mentioned in 37%. (>90% pain and hematoma). 97% of the women were satisfied by the cosmetic results. Patients with malignant histology and younger age experienced the procedure significantly worse. A significant higher rate of minor complications was found in younger patients and in the ATEC® group. Conclusion: VABB is a physical and mental stressor to the women. Nonetheless, the majority of women indeed prefer the VABB. ER -