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<ul class="seamTextUnorderedList"> <li class="seamTextUnorderedListItem">The da Vinci single port (SP) Surgical System is a system designed for surgeons to perform minimally invasive surgery, such as nipple sparing mastectomy.</li> <li class="seamTextUnorderedListItem">The da Vinci SP Surgical System is approved for use during other surgeries.</li></ul>

<ul class='seamTextUnorderedList'><li class='seamTextUnorderedListItem'>View eligibility criteria and additional trial information: <a href='https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05245812' target='_blank'>ClinicalTrials.gov</a> </li><li class='seamTextUnorderedListItem'><a href='https://www.intuitive.com/en-us/products-and-services/da-vinci/systems/sp' target='_blank'>Intuitive: The Da Vinci SP Surgical System</a> </li><li class='seamTextUnorderedListItem'><a href='https://www.breastcancer.org/research-news/consider-cx-characteristics-for-nipple-sparing-mx' target='_blank'>Breastcancer.org: Nipple Sparing Mastectomy</a> </li></ul>

<ul class="seamTextUnorderedList"> <li class="seamTextUnorderedListItem">A nipple-sparing mastectomy leaves your nipple, areola and the surrounding skin--but removes the breast tissue underneath. </li> <li class="seamTextUnorderedListItem">Nipple-sparing mastectomies can be difficult to perform because they use small incisions (openings). </li> <li class="seamTextUnorderedListItem">Researchers believe that using a robot will make it easier to use small incisions during surgery. </li> <li class="seamTextUnorderedListItem">The robot used in this trial is called the da Vinci surgical system. It is approved for use in other surgeries, but its use in this study is considered experimental.</li></ul>

<ul class='seamTextUnorderedList'><li class='seamTextUnorderedListItem'>View eligibility criteria and additional trial information: <a href='https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04537312' target='_blank'>ClinicalTrials.gov</a> </li><li class='seamTextUnorderedListItem'><a href='https://www.breastcancer.org/research-news/consider-cx-characteristics-for-nipple-sparing-mx' target='_blank'>Breastcancer.org: In Appropriate Women, Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy Doesn’t Lead to Higher Breast Cancer Recurrence Rates</a> </li><li class='seamTextUnorderedListItem'><a href='https://www.davincisurgery.com/procedures/general-surgery##' target='_blank'>Intuitive Surgical Device Information Page: Da Vinci Surgical System</a> </li><li class='seamTextUnorderedListItem'><a href='https://wjso.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12957-019-1567-y' target='_blank'>Journal Article: Breast Cancer Robotic Nipple Sparing Mastectomy: Evaluation of Several Surgical Procedures and Learning Curve</a> </li></ul>

<ul class="seamTextUnorderedList"> <li class="seamTextUnorderedListItem">Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells.</li></ul>

<ul class='seamTextUnorderedList'><li class='seamTextUnorderedListItem'>View eligibility criteria and additional trial information: <a href='https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04871516' target='_blank'>ClinicalTrials.gov</a> </li><li class='seamTextUnorderedListItem'><a href='https://www.komen.org/breast-cancer/treatment/type/radiation-therapy/' target='_blank'>Susan G. Komen: Radiation Therapy</a> </li><li class='seamTextUnorderedListItem'><a href='https://moffitt.org/newsroom/press-release-archive/radiation-therapy-prior-to-surgery-reduces-the-risk-of-secondary-tumors-in-early-stage-breast-cancer-patients/' target='_blank'>Moffit Cancer Center: Radiation Therapy Prior to Surgery</a> </li></ul>

<ul class="seamTextUnorderedList"> <li class="seamTextUnorderedListItem">Nerve blocks are a type of local anesthesia given before surgery.</li> <li class="seamTextUnorderedListItem">Anesthesia is medication that prevents pain during surgery.</li> <li class="seamTextUnorderedListItem">PVB, PECS-1, and/or serratus nerve blocks may also reduce the need for pain medication after surgery.</li> <li class="seamTextUnorderedListItem">You will receive an injection of anesthesia into a different part of your body for each nerve block.</li></ul>

<ul class='seamTextUnorderedList'><li class='seamTextUnorderedListItem'>View eligibility criteria and additional trial information: <a href='https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04016376' target='_blank'>ClinicalTrials.gov</a> </li><li class='seamTextUnorderedListItem'><a href='https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/nerve-blocks#:~:text=Nerve%20blocks%2C%20or%20neural%20blockades,feeling%20if%20needed%20for%20surgery.' target='_blank'>Johns Hopkins Medicine: Nerve Blocks</a> </li><li class='seamTextUnorderedListItem'><a href='https://www.yalemedicine.org/conditions/nerve-blocks-for-surgery' target='_blank'>Yale Medicine: Nerve Blocks For Surgery</a> </li></ul>

<ul class="seamTextUnorderedList"> <li class="seamTextUnorderedListItem">A nerve block is a procedure used during surgery. For this trial, the type of nerve block used is the ESPB Block. </li> <li class="seamTextUnorderedListItem">During your surgery, a local anesthesia will be injected into the muscles of your chest and arm pit. This injection will numb the nerves in the area where the surgery will be performed, and this may decrease the pain you feel after your surgery is over.</li> <li class="seamTextUnorderedListItem">Bupivacaine hydrochloride (Marcaine) is the standard of care pain therapy for this procedure.</li> <li class="seamTextUnorderedListItem">Liposomal bupivacaine is a form of Bupivacaine that may provide longer or better pain relief.</li></ul>

<ul class='seamTextUnorderedList'><li class='seamTextUnorderedListItem'>View eligibility criteria and additional trial information: <a href='https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04603911' target='_blank'>ClinicalTrials.gov</a> </li><li class='seamTextUnorderedListItem'><a href='https://www.clinicaloncology.com/Breast-Cancer/Article/12-19/Benefits-Seen-With-Use-of-Regional-Blocks-For-Bilateral-Mastectomy-With-Reconstruction/56690' target='_blank'>Clinical Oncology News: Benefits Seen With Use of Regional Blocks For Bilateral Mastectomy With Reconstruction</a> </li><li class='seamTextUnorderedListItem'><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bupivacaine' target='_blank'>Wikipedia: Bupivacaine</a> </li><li class='seamTextUnorderedListItem'><a href='https://www.asra.com/asra-news/article/182/con-liposomal-bupivacaine-a-mission-inco' target='_blank'>American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine: Liposomal Bupivacaine, A Mission Incomplete</a> </li></ul>