Thursday, 17 November 2016

Robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy for the treatment of breast cancer: Feasibility and safety study

Robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy for the treatment of breast cancer: Feasibility and safety study

Toesca A et al

The Breast February 2017 Volume 31, Pages 51–56 

We previously devised and reported on an innovative surgical technique of robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy and immediate robotic breast reconstruction. Here we describe the outcome of the first 29 such consecutive procedures performed on breast cancer patients to assess feasibility, reproducibility and safety.