Professor Kang Young-joon of Incheon St. Mary's Hospital confirms the possibility of developing robotic surgery for breast cancer treatment
Oct 30, 2024
Kang Young-joon, a professor of breast thyroid surgery at the Catholic University of Korea's Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, recently announced that he has confirmed the possibility of developing robotic surgery in breast cancer treatment through the analysis of 'robot-assisted papillary preservation mastectomy'.
Professor Kang Young-joon said he confirmed this by analyzing the correlation between the change in surgery time and the training program based on the surgical data of 308 people who underwent robot-assisted papillary preservation mastectomy for breast cancer for six years from November 2016 to October 2022.
The title of this research paper is 「Robot-assisted papillary-preserving mastectomy surgery trends」 by a breast specialist, published in the journal 『Annals of Robotics and Innovative Surgery』.
Professor Kang Young-jun said, `Although breast surgery was mainly performed due to the anatomical nature of the breast, robotic surgery has recently been increasing due to various advantages of robotic surgery such as improved precision, minimum invasion, and short recovery period"The process of converting to robotic surgery may be relatively difficult for breast surgeons who are familiar with conventional incision methods, but robotic surgery allows faster learning compared to endoscopic surgery, leading to the conclusion that specialists show stable surgical results in a relatively short period of time."
As a result of the study, the overall operation time tended to decrease over time after 2016, but it was not statistically significant. On the other hand, the time to operate the robot console was found to be significantly reduced. In addition, the application of robotic surgery increased in cases of more advanced carcinoma or higher difficulty over the years.
Professor Kang Young-joon said, "This study is meaningful in proving that breast surgeons who are familiar with the existing incision method are consistently showing stable results in robotic surgery. This will be evaluated as an important factor in providing better treatment options for patients in the future."
"Robot surgery has high patient satisfaction because it does not show any incision improvement not only in total resection but also in partial resection. We hope that this study will establish robotic surgery as a better treatment option for patients in future breast cancer treatment."
Meanwhile, Professor Kang Young-joon's research team concluded in August that there was no significant difference in complications between the minimally invasive method and the incision method in a study on minimally invasive mammaryectomy, including robotic surgery, and confirmed that nipple and whey necrosis occur significantly less in minimally invasive methods. The study was published in the official journal of the American Medical Association 'JAMA surgery'.
Professor Kang Young-joon said he confirmed this by analyzing the correlation between the change in surgery time and the training program based on the surgical data of 308 people who underwent robot-assisted papillary preservation mastectomy for breast cancer for six years from November 2016 to October 2022.
The title of this research paper is 「Robot-assisted papillary-preserving mastectomy surgery trends」 by a breast specialist, published in the journal 『Annals of Robotics and Innovative Surgery』.
Professor Kang Young-jun said, `Although breast surgery was mainly performed due to the anatomical nature of the breast, robotic surgery has recently been increasing due to various advantages of robotic surgery such as improved precision, minimum invasion, and short recovery period"The process of converting to robotic surgery may be relatively difficult for breast surgeons who are familiar with conventional incision methods, but robotic surgery allows faster learning compared to endoscopic surgery, leading to the conclusion that specialists show stable surgical results in a relatively short period of time."
As a result of the study, the overall operation time tended to decrease over time after 2016, but it was not statistically significant. On the other hand, the time to operate the robot console was found to be significantly reduced. In addition, the application of robotic surgery increased in cases of more advanced carcinoma or higher difficulty over the years.
Professor Kang Young-joon said, "This study is meaningful in proving that breast surgeons who are familiar with the existing incision method are consistently showing stable results in robotic surgery. This will be evaluated as an important factor in providing better treatment options for patients in the future."
"Robot surgery has high patient satisfaction because it does not show any incision improvement not only in total resection but also in partial resection. We hope that this study will establish robotic surgery as a better treatment option for patients in future breast cancer treatment."
Meanwhile, Professor Kang Young-joon's research team concluded in August that there was no significant difference in complications between the minimally invasive method and the incision method in a study on minimally invasive mammaryectomy, including robotic surgery, and confirmed that nipple and whey necrosis occur significantly less in minimally invasive methods. The study was published in the official journal of the American Medical Association 'JAMA surgery'.
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