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Transoral Robotic Total Thyroidectomy and Bilateral Central Regional Lymph Node Dissection for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Published on: September 15, 2023
Robotic thyroid surgery for papillary thyroid carcinoma: lessons learned from 100 consecutive surgeries
Hye Yoon Lee1, In Soo Yang, Seong Bae Hwang
1Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Purpose:
To evaluate the feasibility and safety of robotic thyroidectomy using the da Vinci surgical system.
Patients And Methods:
Between July 2008 and April 2011, the data revealed an initial series of 100 consecutive patients who underwent robotic thyroidectomy with the da Vinci-S surgical system using the bilateral axillo-breast approach for thyroid cancer. Prospectively collected data were analyzed retrospectively.
Results:
There were 88 cases of total thyroidectomy, 11 cases of lobectomy, and 1 case of total thyroidectomy with modified radical neck dissection. There was no conversion. The mean total operation time was 287.15±45.19 minutes for total thyroidectomy and 236.27±48.98 minutes for lobectomy. Nineteen patients experienced transient hypocalcemia and 3 patients experienced transient vocal fold palsy. All of the patients recovered within 3 months.
Conclusions:
Robotic thyroid surgery for patients with thyroid malignancy is safe and results in fewer postoperative complications than open thyroid surgery.
