Reproducible and efficient technique for performing a sensory nerve sparing mastectomy: Lessons learned from cadaveric and patient dissections

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2023 Jan:76:189-190. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.11.026. Epub 2022 Nov 23.

Authors

Risal Djohan¹, Rebecca Knackstedt², James Gatherwright³, Graham Schwarz², Stephanie A Valente⁴, Julie Lang⁴, Zahraa Al-Hilli⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States.
³ Division of Plastic Surgery, Akron General, Akron, OH, United States.
⁴ Division of Breast Services, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States.

PMID: 36521265
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.11.026

No abstract available

Keywords: Breast reconstruction; Nerve graft; Sensate breast reconstruction.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms* / surgery
Cadaver
Female
Humans
Mammaplasty* / methods
Mastectomy / methods
Mastectomy, Subcutaneous*
Nipples / surgery