ArticleSurgical endoscopy2020
Comparison of robot-assisted modified radical neck dissection using a bilateral axillary breast approach with a conventional open procedure after propensity score matching.
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- The emerging role of robotics in plastic and reconstructive surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Endoscopic and Robotic Parotidectomy for the Treatment of Parotid Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Pooled it
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- Feasibility and outcomes of remote-access endoscopic and robotic lateral neck dissection for thyroid cancer: a scoping review.Gland surgery · 2025Review
- Global trends and hotspots in robotic surgery over the past decade: a bibliometric and visualized analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Review
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- A scoping review of endoscopic and robotic techniques for lateral neck dissection in thyroid cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Comparison of the Postoperative Outcomes of the Mini-Flap Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach (BABA) and Conventional BABA Robot-Assisted Thyroidectomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Endoscopic lateral neck dissectionFrontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- The Role of IONM in Reducing the Occurrence of Shoulder Syndrome Following Lateral Neck Dissection for Thyroid Cancer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Initial Experience With Robotic Modified Radical Neck Dissection Using the da Vinci Xi System Through the Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach.Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology · 2021Article
- Postoperative Chylothorax after Modified Radical Neck Dissection for Thyroid Carcinoma: A Missable Rare Complication of Thyroid Surgery.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Article
- Initial Experience of Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Using Bilateral Axillary Breast and Transoral Vestibular Approach in Georgia.Journal of minimally invasive surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is ongoing debate about whether or not robot-assisted thyroidectomy is appropriate for modified radical neck dissection (MRND). The purpose of this study was to compare the surgical outcomes of robot-assisted MRND with those of a conventional open procedure.
methodsOne hundred and forty-five patients who underwent total thyroidectomy, bilateral central neck dissection, and MRND (robotic, n = 28; open, n = 117) at our institution from June 2011 to June 2015 were enrolled in the study. The surgical completeness and complication rates in the robotic and open groups were retrospectively compared after 1:3 propensity score matching for age, sex, body mass index, tumor size, and extrathyroidal extension.
resultsThe complication rates, including transient or permanent hypoparathyroidism and recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, were comparable between the study groups (p > 0.05). The operating time was significantly longer in the robotic group than in the open group (p < 0.001). There was no significant difference in the number of retrieved lymph nodes, metastatic lymph nodes, or stimulated serum thyroglobulin level between the two groups (p = 0.733, p = 0.663, and p = 0.285, respectively).
conclusionsThe surgical outcomes, including complication and completeness rates, were comparable between robot-assisted MRND using a bilateral axillary breast approach and conventional open surgery. Robot-assisted MRND can be recommended as an alternative to a conventional open procedure for thyroidectomy.
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