ArticleCancers2021
Comparison of Surgical Outcomes between Robotic Transaxillary and Conventional Open Thyroidectomy in Pediatric Thyroid Cancer.
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- A meta-analysis of unilateral axillary approach for robotic surgery compared with open surgery for differentiated thyroid carcinoma.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Remote-Access Thyroidectomy in the Pediatric Population: a Systematic Review.Advances in therapy · 2023Pooled it
- Patient-reported outcomes by individuals with differentiated thyroid cancer who underwent minimal-access versus conventional open thyroidectomy: a real-world propensity score-matching study.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Article
- Comparison of short-term outcomes following minimally invasive (endoscopic/robotic) vs open thyroidectomy for patients with thyroid cancer.European thyroid journal · 2025Article
- Redo Thyroidectomy: Updated Insights.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Minimally Invasive Open Bilateral Total Thyroidectomy Using Unilateral Neck Incision in Thyroid Cancer: Preliminary Surgical and Quality of Life Outcomes.Yonsei medical journal · 2024Article
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- Bilateral axillo-breast approach robotic thyroidectomy in pediatric patients with thyroid disease and cancer.Endocrine · 2023Article
- Endoscopic total thyroidectomy using a unilateral transaxillary approach: A case report.The Journal of international medical research · 2023Article
- Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach as a novel technique for pediatric populations: Results from a single surgeon.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- A novel risk stratification model based on tumor size and multifocality to predict recurrence in pediatric PTC: comparison with adult PTC.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Observational
- Thyroid Surgery in Children: A 5-Year Retrospective Study at a Single Paediatric Surgical Center and Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Breast and Thyroid Surgery in 2021 and Beyond.Journal of clinical medicine · 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
- Laryngeal Neural Monitoring during Pediatric Thyroid Cancer Surgery-Is Transcartilage Recording a Preferable Method?Cancers · 2021Article
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Abstract
Thyroid cancer in children is very uncommon. For pediatric thyroid cancer, robotic surgery has served as a minimally invasive surgical alternative to conventional open surgery. Our study aimed to evaluate the results of robotic versus open surgical treatment for patients with thyroid cancer younger than 20 years of age at the time of diagnosis. This retrospective review included 161 pediatric patients who underwent robotic transaxillary or conventional open thyroidectomy at our institution from 2008 to 2019. Of these patients, 99 comprised the robotic group and 62 the open group. Patient demographics, surgical outcomes, and disease-free survival rates were compared between the two groups. Patients in the open group were more likely to have advanced stage diseases with a larger tumor size and higher tumor-node-metastasis stage than those in the robotic group. Operation time and follow-up period were similar in both groups. Patients in the robotic group had a lower rate of postoperative complications and a shorter length of hospital stay, but they also had a lower average number of retrieved central lymph nodes. However, there were no significant between group differences in recurrence rates and disease-free survival. In the hands of an experienced surgeon, robotic thyroidectomy is a feasible and safe option for pediatric patients.
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