Open AccessNovel robot-assisted thyroidectomy by a transaxillary gas-insufflation approach (TAGA): a preliminary report
Author(s) -
Chang Hwan Ryu,
Jungirl Seok,
YuhSeog Jung,
Junsun Ryu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
gland surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.643
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2227-8575
pISSN - 2227-684X
DOI - 10.21037/gs-20-450
Subject(s) - medicine , seroma , thyroidectomy , axilla , insufflation , surgery , perioperative , thyroid , anesthesia , complication , cancer , breast cancer
Robot-assisted transaxillary approaches to thyroidectomy have been well described. They have an advantage over the breast approach in that a circumareolar incision is avoided. However, they require a single long axillary incision to accommodate all 3 robotic arms and provide adequate visualization of the area around the thyroid. The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of the robot-assisted transaxillary gas-insufflation approach (TAGA) and to attempt reducing the size of the scar.
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