Safety and Feasibility of Single-Port Robotic-Assisted Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy.

Journal: JAMA surgery
Published Date:

Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Robotic-assisted nipple-sparing mastectomies with multiport robots have been described in the US since 2015; however, significant hurdles to multiport robotic surgery exist in breast surgery.

Authors

  • Deborah E Farr
    Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
  • Nicholas T Haddock
    Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
  • Juan Tellez
    Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas.
  • Imad Radi
    Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2201 Inwood Road, 3rd Floor, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.
  • Rodrigo Alterio
    Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75390-9169, USA.
  • Brendan Sayers
    Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
  • Herbert Zeh
    Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.