Trial reportWorld journal of surgery2014
Cosmetic result and overall satisfaction after minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) versus robot-assisted transaxillary thyroidectomy (RATT): a prospective randomized study.
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- Postoperative pain outcomes following thyroidectomy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of various surgical approaches.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Thyroid Surgery - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Pooled it
- Neuromonitoring in endoscopic and robotic thyroidectomy.Updates in surgery · 2017Pooled it
- Radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules: prospective cost-effectiveness analysis in comparison to conventional thyroidectomy.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2021Trial
- Mini-invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy vs robot-assisted transaxillary thryoidectomy: analisys and comparison of safety and outcomes.Updates in surgery · 2024Observational
- Advances in the assessment of cosmetic outcomes, sensory alteration in surgical areas, and health-related quality of life of endoscopic thyroidectomy.World journal of surgical oncology · 2024Review
- Postoperative quality of life and cosmetic outcome between minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy and bilateral axillo-breast approach robotic thyroidectomy: a single center retrospective cohort study.Updates in surgery · 2021Article
- The effect of robot-assisted transaxillary thyroidectomy (RATT) on body image is better than the conventional approach with cervicotomy: a preliminary report.Updates in surgery · 2021Article
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- Novel robot-assisted thyroidectomy by a transaxillary gas-insufflation approach (TAGA): a preliminary report.Gland surgery · 2020Article
- Comparison of postoperative cosmesis in transaxillary, postauricular facelift, and conventional transcervical thyroidectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Article
- Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy: a critical analysis of long-term cosmetic results using a validated tool.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2019Article
- Transoral thyroidectomy: a viable surgical option with unprecedented complications-a case series.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2018Article
- Robot-Assisted Transaxillary Thyroidectomy (RATT): A Series Appraisal of More than 250 Cases from Europe.World journal of surgery · 2018Article
- Risk Assessment and Hydrodissection Technique for Radiofrequency Ablation of Thyroid Benign Nodules.Journal of Cancer · 2018Article
- Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of radiofrequency ablation for treating benign thyroid nodules.Journal of Cancer · 2017Article
- Advances in Robotic Transaxillary Thyroidectomy in Europe.Current surgery reports · 2017Review
- Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy: reflections after more than 2400 cases performed.Surgical endoscopy · 2016Article
- Quality of life and cosmetic result of single-port access endoscopic thyroidectomy via axillary approach in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma.OncoTargets and therapy · 2016Article
- [Transaxillary robot-assisted thyroidectomy: First experiences with a new operation technique].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundNo studies have compared robot-assisted transaxillary thyroidectomy (RATT) and minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) regarding cosmetic outcome and satisfaction
methodsPatients matching the inclusion criteria (benign nodule less than 4 cm and thyroid volume less than 30 mL) were randomly allotted to undergo MIVAT (group A) or RATT (group B). Cosmetic result, overall satisfaction, operative time, and complications were evaluated.
resultsA total of 62 patients underwent hemithyroidectomy (30 in group A and 32 in group B). All patients were women, with the exception of one man in each group. The mean patient age was 36.9 years (group A) and 32.5 years (group B). Total operative time (intubation-extubation) was shorter in group A (71.6 min) than in group B (120.4 min). Complications included one transient laryngeal nerve injury in each group and one subcutaneous hematoma in group B. Postoperative hospital stay was longer in group B (1.85 days) than in group A (1.15 days). On the PASQ questionnaire, "scar appearance" and "satisfaction with appearance" scores were better in group A than in group B. In the Short Form (SF-36) 36-Item Health Survey Questionnaire, domains of "social activity" and "general health" were better in group B than in group A, whereas "bodily pain" scored higher in group B than in group A.
conclusionsRATT seems not to supersede MIVAT in terms of satisfaction when comparing two groups of patients undergoing thyroidectomy for benign disease.
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