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ReviewGland surgery2019

Evolution of minimal access breast surgery.

Chi Wei Mok, Hung-Wen Lai

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Review in Gland surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07292246 (A Prospective CohorT Study of HandX - Assisted ENdoscopic MAstectomy), which is not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07292246 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

A Prospective CohorT Study of HandX - Assisted ENdoscopic MAstectomy: Feasibility and Safety (ATHENA I Study)

TypeinterventionalSponsorVasileios KallesRan2025 to 2029Enrolled15ConditionsBreast Cancer, BRCA 1 Gene Mutation, BRCA 2 Gene Mutation, Hereditary Breast CarcinomaArmsEndoscopic nipple sparing mastectomy, HandX endoscopic instrument
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  7. Endoscopy‑assisted breast‑conserving treatment: the first Polish review of 30 patients.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Chi Wei MokDivision of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Hung-Wen LaiEndoscopy & Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Center, National Yang Ming University, Taipei.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surgical management of breast cancer has been evolving rapidly over the past 20-30 years. Prior to this, conventional surgical options were limited to either a mastectomy or breast conserving surgery. The demand for better aesthetic outcomes had driven the development of oncoplastic breast conserving surgery where glandular rearrangement or replacement coupled with thoughtfully placed incisions became the standard approach to breast conserving surgery. As breast surgeons and patients demand for improved aesthetic outcomes, minimally invasive or minimal access breast surgery has gained much attention over the past two decades, from endoscopic assisted to robotic-assisted breast surgery more recently. However, there has been a lack of review articles discussing this relatively recent but under-reported subset of surgical techniques in the management of breast cancer. This article aims to discuss the concept and development of minimal access breast surgery along with a review of current literature on its indications, techniques and outcome measures as well as a discussion on the strengths, limitations as well as future directions. Continued improvement in techniques and advancement of technology will definitely increase the likelihood of minimal access techniques being placed as the standard of care in the management of breast cancer.

Indexed as

breast surgeryendoscopicMinimal accessminimally invasiverobotic

Identifiers

PMID32042687
PMCPMC6989909

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