
pmid: 34398082
Summary: Deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap surgery is one of the most common techniques for breast reconstruction using abdominal tissue. Although the DIEP flap reduces donor-site morbidity when compared with the conventional free transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap, violation of the anterior rectus sheath, rectus muscle, and motor nerves cannot be avoided. To further minimize tissue damage in the donor site, the use of a surgical robotic system for DIEP flap harvest with a totally extraperitoneal approach has been suggested. This totally extraperitoneal approach has a long learning curve because of the narrow preperitoneal space and the difficulty of converting a potential space to an actual space. Thus, the authors suggest a single-port robotic system optimized for narrow surgical spaces as a feasible option for DIEP flap harvest by a totally extraperitoneal approach, which has a shorter learning curve.
Robotic Surgical Procedures / methods*, Robotic Surgical Procedures / instrumentation, Mammaplasty, Rectus Abdominis, Robotic Surgical Procedures / education, Tissue and Organ Harvesting / methods*, Transplant Donor Site, Perforator Flap / transplantation*, Mammaplasty / methods, Robotic Surgical Procedures, Rectus Abdominis / surgery*, Tissue and Organ Harvesting / instrumentation, 617, Tissue and Organ Harvesting, Transplant Donor Site / surgery*, Feasibility Studies, Humans, Perforator Flap, Learning Curve, Tissue and Organ Harvesting / education
Robotic Surgical Procedures / methods*, Robotic Surgical Procedures / instrumentation, Mammaplasty, Rectus Abdominis, Robotic Surgical Procedures / education, Tissue and Organ Harvesting / methods*, Transplant Donor Site, Perforator Flap / transplantation*, Mammaplasty / methods, Robotic Surgical Procedures, Rectus Abdominis / surgery*, Tissue and Organ Harvesting / instrumentation, 617, Tissue and Organ Harvesting, Transplant Donor Site / surgery*, Feasibility Studies, Humans, Perforator Flap, Learning Curve, Tissue and Organ Harvesting / education
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