Title of article
Robot-assisted Thyroidectomy: Early Experience
Author/Authors
Park, Heon Soo Dong-A Universitye - College of Medicin - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Korea , Hong, Jong Chul Dong-A University - College of Medicine - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Korea
From page
488
To page
490
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The numbers of thyroid surgeries have been increasing recently. Robot-assisted thyroidectomy allows for a better cosmetic outcome in comparison with conventional open thyroidectomy.METHODS: We performed two robot-assisted endoscopic thyroidectomies by a gasless unilateral axillo-breast approach using the da Vinci surgical robot system.RESULTS: We performed right thyroid lobectomies in both patients. The pathologic reports were: micropapillary carcinoma without extracapsular invasion in patient 1 and a benign cyst in patient 2. The operation times were 165 minutes in patient 1 and 110 minutes in patient 2. No postoperative complications occurred.CONCLUSION: Regarding our early experience, robotic thyroidectomy using the gasless axillo-breast approach is a safe, feasible, and cosmetically good procedure
Keywords
Endoscopy , robot , thyroidectomy
Journal title
Archives of Iranian Medicine
Journal title
Archives of Iranian Medicine
Record number
2545064
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