Progress in the application of robotic technology in thyroid surgery.
10.13201/j.issn.2096-7993.2025.11.014
- Author:
Di WU
1
;
Zheng ZHAO
1
;
Qi FANG
1
;
Fei CAO
1
;
Ruobin LIN
1
;
Jun CHEN
1
;
Xuekui LIU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Head and Neck Surgery，Center for Cancer Prevention and Control，Sun Yat-senUniversity，South China State Key Laboratory of Oncology，Collaborative Innovation Center of Oncology，Guangdong Clinical Medical Research Center for Malignant Tumors，Guangzhou，510060，China.
- Publication Type:English Abstract
- Keywords:
Da Vinci surgical system;
thyroid neoplasms;
thyroidectomy
- MeSH:
Humans;
Robotic Surgical Procedures/methods*;
Thyroidectomy/methods*;
Thyroid Gland/surgery*
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2025;39(11):1068-1074
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In recent years, robot-assisted thyroid surgery has gained widespread adoption in major hospitals worldwide, offering advantages such as a shorter learning curve and superior cosmetic outcomes while overcoming the limitations of endoscopic surgery. Currently, the main surgical approaches include the transaxillary, bilateral axillo-breast（BABA）, retroauricular, and transoral vestibular routes. However, the widespread adoption of robotic thyroidectomy still faces several challenges, including technical complexity, prolonged operative time, a higher complication rate during the learning curve, and high costs. Nevertheless, when performed by experienced surgeons on carefully selected patients, robotic thyroidectomy can achieve outcomes comparable to those of conventional open transcervical thyroidectomy. This article provides a systematic review of the development and latest advances in robotic thyroid surgery.
