TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of the Learning Curve in Robotic Nipple-sparing Mastectomy for Breast Cancer
AU - Loh, Zhu Jun
AU - Wu, Tzu Yi
AU - Cheng, Fiona Tsui Fen
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful for the support from the National Cheng Kung University Hospital , Associate Professor Yao-Lung Kuo.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Robotic surgery was widely applied in oncologic surgery because more degrees of freedom for instruments could overcome the technical difficulties in endoscopic surgery. This study analyzed the learning curve of robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate prosthesis breast reconstruction in 78 patients with breast cancer. Results show that robotic surgery is noninferior to the endoscopic method once the surgeon has entered the mature phase of the learning curve.
AB - Robotic surgery was widely applied in oncologic surgery because more degrees of freedom for instruments could overcome the technical difficulties in endoscopic surgery. This study analyzed the learning curve of robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate prosthesis breast reconstruction in 78 patients with breast cancer. Results show that robotic surgery is noninferior to the endoscopic method once the surgeon has entered the mature phase of the learning curve.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.clbc.2020.09.013
DO - 10.1016/j.clbc.2020.09.013
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85096167898
JO - Clinical Breast Cancer
JF - Clinical Breast Cancer
SN - 1526-8209
ER -