Bilateral mastectomy operations and the role for the cosurgeon technique: A Nationwide analysis of surgical practice patterns

Traditionally, bilateral mastectomy (BM) operations are performed by a single surgeon but a two‐attending co‐surgeon technique (CST) has been described. A questionnaire was sent to members of the American Society of Breast Surgeons to assess national BM practices and analyze utilization and perceive...

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Published inThe breast journal Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 220 - 226
Main Authors Mallory, Melissa Anne, Valero, Monica G., Hu, Jiani, Barry, William T., Losk, Katya, Nimbkar, Suniti, Golshan, Mehra
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2020
Subjects
bilateral mastectomy
Breast
breast reconstruction
breast surgery
co‐surgeon
Mastectomy
operative time
Surgeons
operative time
bilateral mastectomy
breast surgery
co-surgeon
breast reconstruction
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Summary:Traditionally, bilateral mastectomy (BM) operations are performed by a single surgeon but a two‐attending co‐surgeon technique (CST) has been described. A questionnaire was sent to members of the American Society of Breast Surgeons to assess national BM practices and analyze utilization and perceived benefits of the CST. Among surgeons responding, most continue to use the single‐surgeon approach for BMs; however, 14.1% utilize the CST and up to 31% are interested in future CST use. Time savings, mentorship, cost savings, and opportunity to learn new techniques were identified as perceived CST advantages.
Bibliography:Funding information
NIH (R25 CA089017); the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
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ISSN:1075-122X
1524-4741
DOI:10.1111/tbj.13522