ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2024
Learning Curve Analysis for Robotic-assisted Harvest of Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap.
Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Surgical outcomes in pelvic reconstruction using robot-assisted rectus abdominis muscle flaps: a systematic review.International journal of colorectal disease · 2026Pooled it
- Endoscope-Assisted Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction: The First Reported Case in Japan.Journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2026Article
- Cosmetic Principles and Contemporary Techniques: Achieving Aesthetic Outcomes in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Optimizing aesthetics in immediate breast reconstruction following robot-assisted mastectomy reconstruction: a narrative review focused on cosmetic outcomes.Gland surgery · 2026Review
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- The Present and Future of Robotic Surgery in Breast Cancer and Breast Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Robot-Assisted Versus Conventional Harvesting of DIEP and Latissimus Dorsi Flaps for Breast Reconstruction in Post-Mastectomy Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap is the preferred method for autologous breast reconstruction after mastectomy, but risks the development of hernia, bulge, and decreased core strength. Robotic harvest of DIEP vessels may limit abdominal wall morbidity through smaller fascial incisions and preservation of motor nerves. This study shows the expected learning curve (LC) for robotic harvest and compares the LC between a general surgeon (GS) and a plastic surgeon (PS). A retrospective cohort study was performed for patients who underwent bilateral robotic DIEP flap harvest from October 2021 to September 2022. We evaluated robotic pedicle dissection time (DT) and compared the times between GS and PS. We calculated LC for each surgeon using the cumulative sum (CUSUM) method,
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