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SynthesisAdvances in therapy2023

Remote-Access Thyroidectomy in the Pediatric Population: a Systematic Review.

Oded Cohen, Antti A Mäkitie, Avi Khafif, Ashok R Shaha, Gregory Randolph, Andrés Coca-Pelaz, Alfio Ferlito

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Synthesis in Advances in therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Oded CohenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Soroka Medical Center, Affiliated with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel. odedco@clalit.org.il.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8666-3571
Antti A MäkitieDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Avi KhafifA.R.M. Center of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Assuta Medical Center, Affiliated with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Ashok R ShahaHead and Neck Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Gregory RandolphDivision of Otolaryngology - Endocrine Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Andrés Coca-PelazDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, University of Oviedo, ISPA, IUOPA, CIBERONC, Oviedo, Spain.
Alfio FerlitoCoordinator of the International Head and Neck Scientific Group, Padua, Italy.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev · ILMassachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · USMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USUniversidad de Oviedo · ESUniversity of Helsinki · FI

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionRemote-access thyroidectomy has been reported in the pediatric population in a limited fashion.

methodsThis was a systematic review in PubMed and Scopus for pediatric remote-access thyroidectomy.

resultsSeventy-eight articles were identified and screened, of which 13 met the inclusion criteria, including 231 patients; 70% of publications reported six or fewer patients. The mean age was 15.3 years (range 5-19). Sixty percent of surgeries were total thyroidectomy. Transaxillary robotic approach was most commonly performed (48.9%). Sixty-seven percent of the cases were operated on for a malignancy. Tumor size ranged between 0.4 and 1.8 cm. Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury rate was 1.9%. Transient and permanent hypocalcemia rates were 23.9% and 2.2%, respectively.

conclusionPediatric remote-access thyroidectomy is not widely employed currently. Comparative studies with better quality are needed to establish its safety. Among selected pediatric patients, it can provide an alternative to open approaches, especially when neck scar is of major concern.

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RoboticsThyroid NeoplasmsAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolHumansThyroidectomyYoung AdultEndoscopicPediatricRemote-accessRoboticThyroidectomy

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PMID36746825
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