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SynthesisJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2020

Robotic surgery versus open surgery for thyroid neoplasms: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Hanghang Liu, Yue Wang, Chenzhou Wu, Wei Fei, En Luo

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Synthesis in Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Conversion rates in robotic thyroid surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2022
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  14. Learning Curve of Robotic Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Single-Center Experience.Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hanghang Liu *State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases and, Dept. of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, No 14, Section 3 of Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Yue Wang *Shanghai Huangpu District Dental Clinic, Shanghai, 200001, People's Republic of China.
Chenzhou WuState Key Laboratory of Oral Disease and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases and, Dept. of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, No 14, Section 3 of Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Wei FeiDepartment of Stomatology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Science and Sichuan Provincial Peoples Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
En LuoState Key Laboratory of Oral Disease and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases and, Dept. of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, No 14, Section 3 of Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China. luoen521125@sina.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7447-1097
Sichuan University · CNShanghai Huangpu District Central Hospital · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81970917
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeRobotic surgical system has been gradually applied in thyroid neoplasms as a novel treatment for years, with presenting some superiorities as well as limitations. To compare the effectiveness and safety of robotic surgery with open surgery for the patients with thyroid neoplasms, this review was conducted

methodsWe performed electronic search in CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CNKI, CBM, Opengray, and Sciencepaper Online databases and manual search in specific online databases and according to the reference list of relevant papers to get all the studies that compared the effectiveness and safety of robotic surgery with that of open surgery for patients with thyroid neoplasms. Last update was conducted in March 2020. Randomized-controlled trials, case-control studies, cohort studies, and cross-sectional surveys were all included.

resultsIn this review, 59 studies were included: two RCTs, 15 NRSs, 40 cohort studies, and two cross-sectional studies. Robotic surgery was found to be associated with longer operative duration, less retrieved lymph nodes, higher postoperative thyroglobulin before radioactive iodine ablation, similar complication incidence but less blood loss, better functional recovery, and higher cosmetic satisfaction compared to open surgery.

conclusionsRobotic surgery is a safe and feasible approach with remarkable superiority in reducing intraoperative damage and improving patients' quality of life compared to open surgery for thyroid neoplasms. Meanwhile, this procedure is also associated with long operative duration, insufficient removal of neck lymph nodes, which need to be given careful consideration.

Indexed as

Data ManagementHumansPostoperative ComplicationsQuality of LifeRobotic Surgical ProceduresThyroidectomyThyroid NeoplasmsTreatment OutcomeOpen surgeryRobotic surgeryThyroidectomyThyroid neoplasms

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PMID33108513
PMCPMC11804668
OpenAlexW3095561860

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