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Area of Science:

  • Surgical Oncology
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Robotic thyroidectomy offers advantages in minimally invasive procedures.
  • Complete central compartment node dissection (CCND) is crucial for accurate staging in thyroid cancer.
  • Challenges exist in identifying all relevant lymph nodes during CCND.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the feasibility of using fluorescence imaging (FI) for complete central compartment node dissection (CCND) in robotic thyroidectomy.
  • To determine if FI enhances lymph node (LN) identification and dissection quality.
  • To evaluate the impact of FI on surgical outcomes and complications.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective study involving 110 patients undergoing robotic thyroidectomy and CCND.
  • Patients were divided into two groups: 55 with FI (using indocyanine green) and 55 without (control group).
  • Comparison of LN harvest, complication rates (e.g., hypocalcemia), and procedure feasibility between groups.

Main Results:

  • Fluorescence imaging significantly increased the number of harvested lymph nodes (7.0 in FI group vs. 4.8 in control group, P=0.004).
  • Indocyanine green facilitated easy detection of lymph nodes.
  • No significant difference in transient hypocalcemia rates was observed between the groups (18.5% vs. 26.7%, P=0.417).

Conclusions:

  • Fluorescence imaging is a feasible tool to enhance lymph node identification during robotic thyroidectomy.
  • FI aids in achieving complete central compartment node dissection.
  • This technique shows potential for improving surgical precision in thyroid cancer management.