ArticleSurgical endoscopy2022
Single-port transaxillary robotic thyroidectomy (START): 200-cases with two-step retraction method.
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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
- New Robotic Platforms in General Surgery: What's the Current Clinical Scenario?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
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- Gasless robotic transaxillary hemithyroidectomy using the da Vinci single-port surgical system: first experience from Europe.Updates in surgery · 2026Article
- A Pilot Study of Telerobotic Radical Thyroidectomy for Thyroid Cancer Using a 5G Network.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Robotic thyroidectomy using the da Vinci SP surgical system.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Review
- Recent advances in single-port robotic thyroidectomy: evolution, techniques, and clinical outcomes.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2026Review
- Case Series: Single-port subxiphoid robotic excision of ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenomas.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Endoscopic Mastectomy: A Cost-Effective and Time-Efficient Alternative to Robotic Mastectomy With Comparable Oncologic and Safety Outcomes.Journal of breast cancer · 2025Article
- Comparison of da Vinci SP and Xi surgical systems for robotic lateral transperitoneal adrenalectomy: a retrospective single-center observational study.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2025Article
- The evolution and clinical impact of single-port transaxillary robotic thyroidectomy: a comprehensive review.Gland surgery · 2025Review
- One-Year Clinical Experience of Single-Port and Multi-Port Robotic Thyroid Surgery in a Single Institution.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Da Vinci single-port robotic system current application and future perspective in general surgery: A scoping review.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aims to report the results of a pioneering clinical study using the single-port transaxillary robotic thyroidectomy (START) for 200 patients with thyroid tumor and to introduce our novel two-step retraction method.
methodsSTART was performed on consecutive 200 patients using the da Vinci Single-Port (SP) robot system from January 2019 to September 2020 at the Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea. The novel two-step retraction technique, in which a 3.5 cm long incision is made along the natural skin crease, was used for the latter 164 patients. The surgical outcome and invasiveness of the SP two-step retraction method were analyzed.
resultsAmong the 200 cases who underwent START, 198 were female and 2 were male, with a mean age of 34.7 (range: 13-58 years). Thyroid lobectomy was performed for 177 patients and total thyroidectomy was performed for 23 patients. Ten patients had benign thyroid nodules, whereas the other 190 had thyroid malignancy. The mean body mass index (BMI) was 22.2 ± 3.7 kg/m
conclusionsSTART is a practical surgical method. By employing the new two-step retraction method, we can maximize the cosmetic and functional benefits for patients and reduce the workload fatigue of surgeons by increasing robotic dependency.
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