ArticleFrontiers in oncology2020
Post-Operative Complications and Nipple Necrosis Rates Between Conventional and Robotic Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy.
Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 33 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparative analysis of robotic- and endoscopic-assisted minimally invasive nipple-areola complex-sparing mastectomy for breast cancer: a meta-analysis with subgroup analyses.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Robotic versus conventional nipple-sparing mastectomy in early breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of robotic, conventional, and endoscopic nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate prosthetic breast reconstruction for breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Biomolecules & biomedicine · 2025Pooled it
- Robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy: a comparative analysis with conventional and endoscopic techniques through a systematic review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Oncological, surgical, and cosmetic outcomes of endoscopic versus conventional nipple-sparing mastectomy: meta-analysis.BJS open · 2025Pooled it
- Postoperative complications and surgical outcomes of robotic versus conventional nipple-sparing mastectomy in breast cancer: meta-analysis.The British journal of surgery · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of robotic breast surgery versus open surgery.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Outcomes of robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy versus conventional nipple-sparing mastectomy in women with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Robot-assisted Nipple Sparing Mastectomy: Recent Advancements and Ongoing Controversies.Current breast cancer reports · 2023Trial
- Robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy after periareolar incision: a surgical technical approach to subareolar dissection in a previously operated field.Gland surgery · 2026Article
- Single axillary incision for minimal access (endoscopic or robotic-assisted) nipple sparing mastectomy: axillary crease or lateral chest wall incision?Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Comparative Study of Mastectomy Using Conventional Techniques, Multiport and Single-Port Robotic Surgical Systems.Cancer research and treatment · 2026Article
- Why pay more for robot in breast surgery: literature review and analysis of costs.Gland surgery · 2026Review
- Postoperative Outcomes of Single-Port Robot-Assisted Versus Conventional Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy with Immediate Reconstruction.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Cutting-edge trends in da Vinci single-port robotic approaches to breast surgery: a narrative review.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2026Review
- Long-term oncologic outcomes of minimal access (endoscopic or Robotic Assisted) nipple-sparing mastectomy compared with conventional approach in breast cancer - a propensity score matching analysis.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Article
- Surgical Safety of Minimally Invasive Surgery Compared to Conventional Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Reviews.Journal of breast cancer · 2025Article
- The first multicenter study of robot-assisted breast-conserving surgery: insights from the KoREa-BSG group.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Robot assisted sentinel lymph node biopsy using indocyanine green combined with carbon nanoparticles staining improved detection rates in breast cancer.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Techniques for Success in Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeThis study is to directly compare surgical outcomes between conventional nipple-sparing mastectomy (CNSM) and robot-assisted nipple-sparing mastectomy (RNSM). MATERIALS AND
methodFor this case-control study, 369 cases of 333 patients who underwent CNSM or RNSM with immediate reconstruction between November 2016 and January 2019 at Severance Hospital in Seoul, Republic of Korea were reviewed. Patients with stage IV breast cancer (n = 1), receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy (n = 43), or subjected to previous operations (n = 14) or radiotherapy on the breasts were excluded. The main outcomes were comparing rates of post-operative complications, of high-grade post-operative complications as defined by the Clavien-Dindo classification, and nipple necrosis between the CNSM and the RNSM groups.
resultsA total of 311 cases, including 270 CNSMs and 41 RNSMs, were analyzed. The rates of post-operative nipple necrosis (
conclusionRNSM was associated with lower rates of high-grade post-operative complications and nipple necrosis than CNSM for patients with small breast volumes and less ptotic breasts.
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