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ArticleClinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology2019

Robotic and Endoscopic Thyroid Surgery: Evolution and Advances.

Kyung Tae, Yong Bae Ji, Chang Myeon Song, Junsun Ryu

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Article in Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 108 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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108citing papers in PubMed, 11 pooled it
18.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

108 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 216 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. 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 · 2026
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  4. [Progress in the application of robotic technology in thyroid surgery].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2025
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  9. Facelift thyroid surgery: a systematic review of indications, surgical and functional outcomes.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kyung TaeDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yong Bae JiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Chang Myeon SongDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Junsun RyuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Center for Thyroid Cancer, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Hanyang University · KRNational Cancer Center · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To minimize surgical morbidity and neck scarring, minimally invasive thyroidectomy and robotic/endoscopic thyroidectomy via cervical, axillary, anterior chest, breast, postauricular or transoral approaches have been developed over the past 20 years. In this article, we review the evolution of robotic and endoscopic thyroid surgery and recent advances. Among remote access approaches, the gasless transaxillary approach, bilateral axillo-breast approach, postauricular facelift approach, and transoral vestibular approach are in common use today. Each procedure has its own advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, we need to understand these advantages and limitations, and to select the appropriate method for each patient. The most significant advantage of remote access thyroidectomy is its excellent cosmesis. The complication rate is similar in patients undergoing a remote access approach and those undergoing conventional surgery if the former is performed by experienced surgeons. Operative time is significantly longer in remote access thyroidectomy. In conclusion, remote access thyroidectomy is feasible and its outcomes are comparable to those of conventional transcervical thyroidectomy in highly selected patients.

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Endoscopic ThyroidectomyMinimally Invasive ThyroidectomyRemote Access ThyroidectomyRobotic ThyroidectomyThyroid Neoplasms

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PMID30196688
PMCPMC6315214
OpenAlexW2890066250

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