Open AccessRobot-assisted thyroidectomy using a gasless, transaxillary approach for the management of thyroid lesions: Indian experience
Author(s) -
S. P. Somashekhar,
K Ashwin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/jmas.jmas_42_16
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroidectomy , surgery , nodule (geology) , thyroid , blood loss , thyroid nodules , pathological , prospective cohort study , complication , demographics , paleontology , demography , sociology , biology
Since last decades, more and more thyroidectomies have been performed by the minimally invasive method. Compared to conventional thyroidectomy, minimally invasive thyroidectomy has a superior cosmetic result. However, the outcome depends, in a large extent, on the skill of the operator and the learning curve is relatively long. Robotic thyroidectomy (RT) is a relatively new approach in treating thyroid lesions with improved ergonomics and surgical outcomes.