ArticleSurgical endoscopy2022
Robotic transaxillary lateral neck dissection for thyroid cancer: learning experience from 500 cases.
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- Superior spinal accessory nerve function after robotic versus open selective neck dissection in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a retrospective and prospective cohort study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
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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
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- Learning curve for the combined trans-oral and chest approach to endoscopic selective neck dissection: a cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- The impact of pectoralis major fascia preservation on postoperative quality of life and shoulder function in endoscopic thyroidectomy via axillary approach.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Chinese expert consensus on transoral vestibular approach robotic thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy (version 2024).Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Review
- Cumulative sum analysis for evaluating learning curve of endoscopic lateral neck dissection.BMC surgery · 2024Article
- Expansion of thyroid surgical territory through 10,000 cases under the da Vinci robotic knife.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A scoping review of endoscopic and robotic techniques for lateral neck dissection in thyroid cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Robotic transaxillary thyroidectomy: time to expand indications?Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- Completion thyroidectomy and lateral neck dissection revealed adhesions in the lateral neck compartment after gasless transaxillary endoscopic thyroidectomy: a case report.Gland surgery · 2022Article
- Efficacy of Modified Nonpneumatic Transaxillary Approach in the Treatment of Thyroid Cancer and Its Effect on Immune Function and Parathyroid Function.Emergency medicine international · 2022Article
- Learning curve for robotic thyroidectomy using BABA: CUSUM analysis of a single surgeon's experience.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- A novel hybrid approach for "Scarless" (at the neck) lateral neck dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma: A case series and literature review.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Endoscopic Lateral Neck Dissection: A New Frontier in Endoscopic Thyroid Surgery.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundDifferentiated thyroid carcinoma with lateral neck lymph node metastasis requires aggressive operative intervention, including lateral neck dissection. Although several robotic approaches have made precise surgery for thyroid cancer possible, few centers have expanded the technique for application to lateral neck dissections. This study aimed to demonstrate the technical feasibility, cosmetic effectiveness, and safety of robotic transaxillary lateral neck dissection (RTLND) using the da Vinci system.
methodsFrom January 2008 to July 2019, 500 patients diagnosed with thyroid cancer with lateral neck node metastasis underwent RTLND. The clinicopathologic characteristics and surgical outcomes were retrospectively reviewed.
resultsAll operations were performed successfully without open conversion. As the primary operation for thyroid cancer, 476 (95.2%) patients underwent unilateral or bilateral RTLND, including robotic total thyroidectomy. The remaining 24 patients (4.8%), all of whom had a recurrence, also underwent RTLND with additional procedures, if needed. The mean operation time for the 500 operations was 293.71 ± 67.22 min. Only five cases had recurrence and required further treatment.
conclusionsRTLND is technically feasible and safe through the precise manipulation of robotic instruments. While this method is thorough and provides safe and effective surgical outcomes, it also offers the additional advantage of being minimally invasive.
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