Transoral robotic-assisted thyroidectomy: A preclinical feasibility study in 2 cadavers

Head and Neck

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 330-333

  Richmon, Jeremy D ^a   Pattani, Kavita M ^a   Benhidjeb, Tahar ^a   Tufano, Ralph P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

endoscopic; minimally invasive; robotic; thyroidectomy; transoral

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROIDECTOMY; TRANSORAL ROBOTIC ASSISTED THYROIDECTOMY;

CADAVER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MOUTH; NATURAL ORIFICE ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 79951716341     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.21454     Document Type: Article

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