Robotic facelift thyroidectomy: Patient selection and technical considerations

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 237-242

  Terris, David J ^a   Singer, Michael C ^a   Seybt, Melanie W ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cosmetic; endoscopic; minimally invasive; outpatient; robotic; thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CADAVER; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTIDOPLASTY; ROBOTICS; SAFETY; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENDOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RHYTIDOPLASTY; ROBOTICS; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052219725     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3182266dd6     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Miccoli P, Berti P, Materazzi G, et al. Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy: Five years of experience. J Am Coll Surg. 2004;199:243-248. (Pubitemid 38962736)
2. Terris DJ, Angelos P, Steward D, et al. Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy: A multi-institutional North American experience. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008; 134:81-84. (Pubitemid 351159280)
3. Ikeda Y, Takami H, Sasaki Y, et al. Clinical benefits in endoscopic thyroidectomy by the axillary approach. J Am Coll Surg. 2003;196:189-195. (Pubitemid 36232062)
4. Wang M, Zhang T, Mao Z, et al. Effect of endoscopic thyroidectomy via anterior chest wall approach on treatment of benign thyroid tumors. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2009;19:149-152.
5. Jeryong K, Jinsun L, Hyegyong K, et al. Total endoscopic thyroidectomy with bilateral breast areola and ipsilateral axillary (BBIA) approach. World J Surg. 2008;32: 2488-2493.
6. Kang SW, Lee SC, Lee SH, et al. Robotic thyroid surgery using a gasless, transaxillary approach and the da Vinci S system: The operative outcomes of 338 consecutive patients. Surgery. 2009;146:1048-1055.
7. Ryu HR, Kang SW, Lee SH, et al. Feasibility and safety of a new robotic thyroidectomy through a gasless, transaxillary single-incision approach. J Am Coll Surg. 2010;211:e13-e19.
8. Kuppersmith RB, Holsinger FC. Robotic thyroid surgery: An initial experience with North American patients. Laryngoscope. 2010. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 21125635.
9. Seybt MW, Terris DJ. Outpatient thyroidectomy: Experience in over 200 patients. Laryngoscope. 2010;120:959-963.
10. Singer MC, Seybt MW, Terris DJ. Robotic facelift thyroidectomy: I. Preclinical simulation and morphometric assessment. Laryngoscope. 2011. doi: 10.1002/lary.21831. [Epub ahead of print].
11. Terris DJ, Singer MC, Seybt MW. Robotic facelift thyroidectomy: II. Clinical feasibility and safety. Laryngoscope. 2011. doi: 10.1002/lary.21832. [Epub ahead of print].
12. Perrier ND, Randolph GW, Inabnet WB, et al. Robotic thyroidectomy: A framework for new technology assessment and safe implementation. Thyroid. 2010;20:1327-1332.
13. Angelos P. The ethical challenges of surgical innovation for patient care. Lancet. 2010;376:1046-1047.
14. Wilhelm T, Metzig A. Endoscopic minimally invasive thyroidectomy (eMIT): A prospective proof-of-concept study in humans. World J Surg. 2011;35:543-551.