The Full Continuum of Robotic Breast Surgery: Robotic-assisted Mastectomy, Robotic DIEP Flap, and Robotic Supermicrosurgery

Neil Tanna, Gainosuke Sugiyama, Mark L. Smith, Susana Benitez Sanchez, Raquel A. Minasian, Emma Robinson, Julia Silverman, John W. Shuck, Jesse Selber

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Abstract

In recent years, robotic surgery has rapidly expanded to improve surgical outcomes in a variety of surgical subspecialties. Although plastic surgery has taken longer to integrate robotic surgery into practice, the advantages of robotic-assisted surgery, including improved visualization and resolution, minimally invasive approaches, and the ability to surpass human precision and scale, have driven its more recent adoption into plastic surgery. Currently, procedures performed with robotic assistance that are considered part of the continuum of surgical treatment of breast cancer include robotic-assisted nipple-sparing mastectomy, reconstruction with the robotic latissimus dorsi flap or the deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap, and robotic microsurgery for the flap anastomosis and/or the surgical treatment of lymphedema. The authors provide an overview of robotic surgery and how it has been integrated into the field of plastic surgery, as well as a review of the most common procedures within the field where robotic assistance can be incorporated: nipple-sparing mastectomy, robotic latissimus flap, robotic deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap breast reconstruction, and microvascular anastomoses.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)E5491
JournalPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
Volume11
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 20 2023
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery

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