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Endoscopic Bilateral Nipple-sparing Mastectomy via a Single Axillary Incision with Immediate Pre-pectoral Implant-based Breast Reconstruction
Published on: May 17, 2024
Management of patients requiring reconstructive breast surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: recommendations from the
Esta S Bovill1, Christopher Doherty1, Rebecca Warburton1
1From the Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Bovill, Doherty, Macadam, Laeken, Lennox, Isaac); the Department of Surgery, Providence Breast Center, Vancouver, BC (Bovill, Warburton, Van Laeken, Isaac); and the Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Warburton).
Summary:
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented challenges in health care, threatening access and delivery of medical services across all sectors. Patients with breast cancer desiring breast reconstruction require timely interdisciplinary care; resource limitations threaten access to this elective reconstructive element of cancer care. An expert panel was convened to identify challenges, recommend preliminary solutions, and identify important future directions in anticipation of prolonged restrictions. This paper presents consensus recommendations for care of breast cancer reconstruction patients during the pandemic based on expert opinion from the BC Breast Reconstruction Network.
