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Identification and Protection of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve during Transoral Robotic Thyroidectomy

Identification and Protection of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve during Transoral Robotic Thyroidectomy

Published on: October 24, 2025

Transoral robotic thyroid surgery.

James H Clark¹, Hoon Yub Kim¹, Jeremy D Richmon¹

¹1 Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA ; 2 Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

|October 2, 2015

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Transoral robotic thyroid surgery offers a minimally invasive approach, concealing incisions within the mouth. This technique aims to reduce visible scarring while maintaining surgical effectiveness, addressing challenges in endoscopic thyroid procedures.

Area of Science:

Surgical Oncology
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Robotic Surgery

Background:

Demand for minimally invasive thyroid surgery is high.
Current methods involve trade-offs between scar visibility and dissection extent.
Transoral endoscopic thyroid surgery offers a scarless, minimally invasive option.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the feasibility of transoral robotic thyroid surgery.
To summarize current clinical experience with this approach.
To explore how robotics can overcome technical challenges in transoral endoscopic thyroid surgery.

Main Methods:

Literature review of transoral robotic thyroid surgery.
Analysis of feasibility and clinical outcomes.
Examination of technical challenges and robotic solutions.

Keywords:

Transoral endoscopic minimally invasive robotic thyroid surgery thyroidectomy

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Main Results:

Transoral endoscopic thyroid surgery conceals incisions within the oral cavity.
Robotic systems may help overcome technical difficulties associated with the transoral approach.
The manuscript synthesizes existing data on the procedure's viability.

Conclusions:

Transoral robotic thyroid surgery presents a promising, truly minimally invasive option for thyroidectomy.
It potentially avoids visible neck scars without substantially increasing dissection.
Further clinical experience is being gathered on this innovative surgical technique.