Premium
Robotic trans‐axillary and retro‐auricular thyroid surgery
Author(s) -
Mohamed Hossam Eldin,
Kandil Emad
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.23955
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , axilla , robotic surgery , surgery , general surgery , thyroidectomy , breast cancer , cancer
Remote access approaches for thyroid surgery using surgical incisions placed outside the neck, including the axillary, chest and the retro‐auricular region have gained interest due to the social stigmatization of young females with a visible neck scar. These novel approaches have been reported to be safe and feasible approaches for thyroid surgery in a select group of patients. Herein, we will discuss different aspects of the current robotic approaches. J. Surg. Oncol. 2015; 112:243–249 . © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.