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Single-Port Robotic-assisted Transaxillary Breast-conserving Surgery: A Prospective, Single-arm, Non-randomized Phase IIa Clinical Trial
Published on: August 19, 2025
Response to "Level 2 Observational Studies: A Practical Alternative to Randomized Trials in Plastic Surgery"
Felmont F Eaves1, Achilleas Thoma1
1Dr Eaves is a Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Emory University; Medical Director of the Emory Aesthetic Center and Emory Ambulatory Surgery Center, Atlanta, Georgia; and Evidence-Based Medicine Section Co-editor for Aesthetic Surgery Journal. Dr Thoma is Clinical Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery; Associate Member, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; and Evidence-Based Medicine Section Co-editor for Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
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