ArticleThe breast journal2022
Endoscopic Nipple- or Skin-Sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Endoscopic Harvesting of the Latissimus Dorsi Flap: A Preliminary Experience of an Innovative Technique.
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- Oncological, surgical, and cosmetic outcomes of endoscopic versus conventional nipple-sparing mastectomy: meta-analysis.BJS open · 2025Pooled it
- Minimal incision-assisted endoscopic versus conventional open breast-conserving surgery: A multicentre randomized clinical trial.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2026Trial
- The endoscopic-assisted triple-plane technique: a technical refinement for complete autologous prosthesis coverage in subpectoral implant-based breast reconstruction.Gland surgery · 2026Article
- Oncological outcome of endoscopic nipple-sparing mastectomy versus conventional open mastectomy in early breast cancer: a multicenter cohort study.World journal of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Endoscopic nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate DIEP flap reconstruction following neoadjuvant chemotherapy for multifocal HER2-positive breast cancer: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Robotic and endoscopic minimally invasive breast surgery: a narrative synthesis on divergent global adoption and emerging trends.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- A retrospective comparison of clinical outcomes between endoscopic and open nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate implant reconstruction versus breast-conserving surgery.American journal of translational research · 2026Article
- Evaluating the impacts of previous breast surgery on surgical complications and aesthetic outcomes in reverse-sequence endoscopic-assisted nipple-sparing mastectomy with or without direct-to-implant breast reconstruction.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Latissimus dorsi flap: a comprehensive systematic review of traditional and novel applications.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- Clinical outcomes and aesthetic results of reverse sequence endoscopic versus traditional bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate implant-based breast reconstruction-an analysis of initial 116 patients from single institution.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- A novel surgical technique of use of the Goligher self-retaining retractor for microvascular anastomosis in reconstruction after minimally invasive mastectomy.Gland surgery · 2024Article
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- Comparison of Oncological and Aesthetic Outcomes between Tissue Rearrangement Technique and Pedicled Latissimus Dorsi Flap Reconstruction in Cases of Upper Outer Quadrant Breast Cancer.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- [Clinical analysis of breast reconstruction with endoscopic-assisted harvesting of latissimus dorsi muscle flap for breast cancer].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2024Article
- [Past and present of endoscopic surgery and robotic surgery in treatment of breast diseases].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2024Review
- "No-back-scar" Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Flap and Tissue Expander: A Valuable Strategy for Secondary Breast Reconstructions.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Article
- Endoscopic mastectomy followed by immediate breast reconstruction with fat grafting for breast cancer.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2024Article
- Clinical Outcomes of Transaxillary Reverse-Sequence Endoscopic Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy and Direct-to-Implant Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction: A Prospective Study of Initial 68 Procedures.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Safety and aesthetic outcomes of double purse-string suture nipple reconstruction in early breast cancer patients undergoing nipple resection and endoscopic skin-sparing mastectomy with breast reconstruction.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Reverse-sequence endoscopic nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate implant-based breast reconstruction: an improvement of conventional minimal access breast surgery.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Endoscopic nipple- or skin-sparing mastectomy (E-N/SSM) and endoscopic latissimus dorsi muscle flap (E-LDMF) harvest have been operational difficulties over decades. The aim of this study was to describe the preliminary outcomes of our novel surgical technique, which allows the performance of E-N/SSM and E-LDMF harvest for immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) through a single cosmetic axillary incision for breast cancer patients. Methods: This prospective study included 20 breast cancer patients who underwent E-N/SSM and E-LDMF harvesting through a single axillary incision in our hospital from September 2020 to June 2022. The outcomes were statistically calculated, including patient characteristics, operative data, complication rate, hospital length of stay and costs, and patient-reported outcomes. Results: A total of 20 breast cancer patients underwent our sufficiently mature novel endoscopy technique. The mean LD flap harvest time was 96.5 ± 25.3 min, the mean operation time was 262.6 ± 54.4 min, and the average length of LDMF was 26.9 ± 3.1. During the median follow-up time of 7.5 months, 4 patients developed donor-site seroma. One of them was also complicated by hypopigmentation of the nipple areola, and one of them suffered from breast cellulitis. No bleeding or flap necrosis happened. No tumor recurrence or metastasis was found until the last follow-up. In the BREAST-Q evaluation, although they gave a lower score beginning at 1-month post-operation than preoperatively ( Conclusions: The novel endoscopy technique, which was first reported to perform lymph node surgery, N/SSM, and LDMF harvesting in an operation for breast cancer patients through a single axillary incision, is associated with a shorter surgery time, lower complication rates, and better patient-reported outcomes.
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