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The Inframammary Approach to Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: The UCSF Experience

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Nipple-sparing mastectomy can be performed through a variety of incisions depending on patient, tumor, and treatment variables. Use of the inframammary fold approach is a safe and reliable approach that allows for good exposure and optimized esthetic outcomes in selected patients.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of California, 2100 Webster Street, Suite 424, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA

    Anne Warren Peled M.D.

  2. Department of General Surgery, University of California, 1600 Divisadero, 2nd Floor, Box 1710, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA

    Michael D. Alvarado M.D.

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  1. Center for Cancer Prevention and TreatmentSt, Joseph Hospital, Orange, California, USA

    Jay K. Harness

  2. Professor of Clinical Surgery Director, MedStar Regional Breast Health Program, Vice-Chair, Department of Surgery MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Shawna C. Willey

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Peled, A.W., Alvarado, M.D. (2017). The Inframammary Approach to Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: The UCSF Experience. In: Harness, J., Willey, S. (eds) Operative Approaches to Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43259-5_5

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