• 1. Department of Thyroid, Breast and Vascular Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of The Air Force Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, P. R. China;
  • 2. Operating Department, First Affiliated Hospital of The Air Force Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, P. R. China;
YAO Qing, Email: huanhuan@fmmu.edu.cn; LING Rui, Email: ling0105@163.com
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Objective  To investigate the clinical application of da Vinci surgical system in nipple sparing mastectomy (NSM) and immediate one-stage implant-based breast reconstruction. Methods  Five cases of breast cancer who underwent NSM and immediate implant-based breast reconstruction were analyzed from March 2022 to April 2022. Evaluation endpoints included the key points of operation, duration of surgery, postoperative complications, and patient-reported outcomes. Results  Two patients underwent implant-based postpectoral breast reconstruction without mesh. Three patients received prepectoral reconstruction with biological mesh, 2 of which underwent bilateral breast reconstruction. Operating duration of 5 patients was 240–320 min, with an average of 291 min. The blood loss was 10–30 mL, with an average of 18 mL. No patient switched to open surgery due to the uncontrolled bleeding. The average drainage volume was 78 mL/d (60–100 mL/d) in the first 3 days and 38 mL/d (30–50 mL/d) in the 3 to 7 days after operation. The drainage tube was removed 10–18 days after operation, with an average of 13.2 days. No postoperative infections or nipple-areolar complex necrosis were observed. The inpatient stay was 1–3 days, with an average of 1.8 days. One month after operation, the BREAST-Q satisfaction score was 64–82, with an average of 76.20. The average cost for operation was 45 072 RMB (43 420–47 524 RMB). Conclusions  The robotic NSM and immediate one-stage implant-based breast reconstruction is a safe procedure with better clinical outcomes and favorable patients’ satisfaction. However, the robotic system has longer operation time and higher cost. It still needs to be personalized in the clinical practice.

Citation: ZHANG Juliang, YANG Liu, ZHANG Mingkun, QIN Yuan, LI Xin, ZHANG Huan, DONG Jun, BAI Meng, ZHAO Ge, YAO Qing, LING Rui. Practice of da Vinci robotic surgical system in mastectomy and immediate one-stage implant-based breast reconstruction. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2022, 29(11): 1415-1420. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.202209051 Copy

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