Robotic Transoral Thyroidectomy: Right Thyroidectomy and Ipsilateral Central Neck Dissection with da Vinci Si Surgical System
10.7602/jmis.2019.22.1.43
- Author:
Hyo Ki KIM
1
;
Hong Kyu KIM
;
Dawon PARK
;
Hoon Yub KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, KUMC Thyroid Center, Korea University Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hoonyubkim@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Remote-access thyroidectomy;
Robotic thyroidectomy;
Transoral thyroidectomy
- MeSH:
Axilla;
Humans;
Neck Dissection;
Neck;
Surgeons;
Thyroid Gland;
Thyroid Neoplasms;
Thyroidectomy
- From:Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
2019;22(1):43-45
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Transoral approach for thyroidectomy recently gains a lot of attention among the thyroid surgeons, with the merits of cosmetic outcomes and minimal flap dissection. We've successfully introduced the robotic surgical system to the transoral approach for thyroidectomy. For transoral robotic thyroidectomy, we made 3 incisions in the gingival-buccal sulcus for three intraoral ports. An additional axilla port was inserted for counter-traction and later drain insertion. Herein, our unique procedures of transoral robotic thyroidectomy (TORT) are described in the treatment of a patient with papillary thyroid carcinoma.
