Mini-invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy vs robot-assisted transaxillary thryoidectomy: analisys and comparison of safety and outcomes.
Hypocalcemia
Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury
Robotic surgery
Thyroid nodules
Thyroid surgery
Journal
Updates in surgery
ISSN: 2038-3312
Titre abrégé: Updates Surg
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 101539818
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 Jan 2024
10 Jan 2024
Historique:
received:
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06
2023
accepted:
12
12
2023
medline:
10
1
2024
pubmed:
10
1
2024
entrez:
10
1
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Thyroid surgery is characterized by large volumes and typically affects a young female population. Mini-invasive or remote access surgical techniques are born driven by the desire to improve aesthetic outcomes of the traditional technique, following technological advances that have upset the surgical world in the last 20 years. In our multicenter, retrospective observational study, we first compared an endoscopic technique with a robotic one: minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) and robot-assisted transaxillary thyroidectomy (RATT). We evaluated intraoperative features, complications, and cosmetic outcomes in a cohort of 609 patients. The efficacy and safety of these techniques are proven by a large literature and the comparison made in our study does not show inferiority of one technique compared to the other. Even the aesthetic results tend to be equal in the long term. It is desirable that further prospective and randomized studies are conducted to evaluate the outcomes of these procedures and the cost-benefit ratio.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38198118
doi: 10.1007/s13304-023-01732-z
pii: 10.1007/s13304-023-01732-z
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Types de publication
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eng
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© 2024. Italian Society of Surgery (SIC).
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