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ArticleBMC surgery2025

5G remote robotic-assisted transcervical thyroidectomy: the first case report in the world.

Shaojie Wu, Nan Wu, Yongqiang Wang, Ren Jing, Yang Wu, Shijian Yi

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Article in BMC surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07792109 (Implementation Of A Telesurgery Program At A Referral Center For Robotic Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT07792109 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Implementation Of A Telesurgery Program At A Referral Center For Robotic Surgery: Feasibility And Safety Evaluation - Gemelli TeleSurgery Program (GTSP)

TypeinterventionalSponsorFondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCSRan2026 to 2027Enrolled25ConditionsProstate Cancer, Colorectal CancerArmsRobot-Assisted Telesurgery
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Remote Telesurgery Versus Local Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Comparative Evidence Base.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Shaojie Wu *Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, South China Hospital, Medical School, Shenzhen University, No.1, Fuxin Road, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518116, P. R. China.
Nan Wu *Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, South China Hospital, Medical School, Shenzhen University, No.1, Fuxin Road, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518116, P. R. China.
Yongqiang WangDepartment of Experiment & Research, South China Hospital, Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518116, P. R. China.
Ren JingDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, South China Hospital, Medical School, Shenzhen University, No.1, Fuxin Road, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518116, P. R. China.
Yang WuDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, South China Hospital, Medical School, Shenzhen University, No.1, Fuxin Road, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518116, P. R. China. szwy1022@163.com.
Shijian YiDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, South China Hospital, Medical School, Shenzhen University, No.1, Fuxin Road, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518116, P. R. China. yishijian1969@szu.edu.cn.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe incidence of thyroid malignancies is increasing due to the development of detection techniques. The demand for aesthetics and precision has led surgeons to innovate in surgery, and with the development of 5G technology, telesurgery has become a reality. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 37-year-old woman with a physical examination that revealed a nodule of about 0.5*0.5 cm in size in the left lobe of the thyroid gland, with preoperative puncture pathology suggestive of papillary carcinoma. A 5G remote robotic thyroidectomy was performed from Shanghai to Shenzhen.

conclusionsWe believe this paper reports the world's first 5G tele-robotic-assisted transthoracic breast approach thyroidectomy.

Indexed as

Robotic Surgical ProceduresThyroidectomyThyroid NeoplasmsThyroid NoduleAdultFemaleHumansThyroid Cancer, Papillary5G.Remote surgeryRobotic-assisted surgeryTranscervical thyroidectomy

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PMID40281540
PMCPMC12023396

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