Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients who underwent endoscopic-assisted breast surgery.

<p>Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients who underwent endoscopic-assisted breast surgery.</p

Complications associated with EABS.

<p>Complications associated with EABS.</p

Comparison of operation time between different EABS and conventional operations.

<p>Comparison of operation time between different EABS and conventional operations.</p

Oncologic safety analysis of patients received EABS.

<p>Oncologic safety analysis of patients received EABS.</p

Types of EABS procedures performed in the study and associated characteristics.

<p>Types of EABS procedures performed in the study and associated characteristics.</p

Oncologic safety of EABS as reported in the literature and in the current study.

<p>Oncologic safety of EABS as reported in the literature and in the current study.</p

Various types of endoscopy-assisted breast surgery performed for breast cancer.

<p>(a) Endoscopic-assisted partial mastectomy (breast conserving surgery), right breast cancer at three-year postoperative follow-up. (b) Endoscopic-assisted skin-sparing mastectomy without reconstruction, left breast cancer at one-year postoperative follow-up. (c) Endoscopic-assisted nipple-sparing mastectomy without reconstruction, left breast cancer at two-year postoperative follow-up. (d) Endoscopic-assisted skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction with cohesive gel implant, right breast cancer at four-month postoperative follow-up. (e) Endoscopic-assisted nipple mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction with cohesive gel implant, left breast cancer and right phyllodes tumor post bilateral endoscopic-assisted nipple-sparing mastectomy with gel implant at eight-month postoperative follow-up. (f) Endoscopic-assisted nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction with transverse rectus musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap, right breast cancer at six-month postoperative follow-up.</p

Clinicopathologic factors according to operative experience.

<p>Clinicopathologic factors according to operative experience.</p

The learning curve of endoscopic total mastectomy.

<p>Both hospitals (a) TMUH and (b) CCH have the similar learning curve.</p

The learning curve of endoscopic partial mastectomy in TMUH.

<p>The learning curve of endoscopic partial mastectomy in TMUH.</p