Multicenter study of robotic thyroidectomy: Short-term postoperative outcomes and surgeon ergonomic considerations

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2538-2547

  Lee, Jandee ^a   Kang, Sang Wook ^b   Jung, Jeong Ju ^b   Choi, Un Jung ^c   Yun, Jong Ho ^d   Nam, Kee Hyun ^b   Soh, Euy Young ^a   Chung, Woong Youn ^b  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^d University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACKACHE; ERGONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LARYNGEAL NERVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NECK PAIN; NERVE INJURY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; SURGEON; THYROID TUMOR; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE INJURIES; ROBOTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052708164     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-011-1628-0     Document Type: Review

References (34)

1. SW Kang JJ Jeong JS Yun TY Sung SC Lee YS Lee, et al. 2009 Robot-assisted endoscopic surgery for thyroid cancer: experience with the first 100 patients Surg Endosc. 23 2399 2406 19263137 10.1007/s00464-009-0366-x
2. SW Kang SC Lee SH Lee KY Lee JJ Jeong YS Lee, et al. 2009 Robotic thyroid surgery using a gasless, transaxillary approach and the da Vinci S system: the operative outcomes of 338 consecutive patients Surgery. 146 1048 1055 19879615 10.1016/j.surg.2009.09.007
3. SW Kang JJ Jeong KH Nam HS Chang WY Chung CS Park 2009 Robot-assisted endoscopic thyroidectomy for thyroid malignancies using a gasless transaxillary approach J Am Coll Surg. 209 e1 e7 19632588 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.05.003
4. CM Lewis WY Chung FC Holsinger 2010 Feasibility and surgical approach of transaxillary approach robotic thyroidectomy without CO(2) insufflation Head Neck. 32 121 126 19998442
5. E Berber K Heiden H Akyildiz M Milas J Mitchell A Siperstein 2010 Robotic transaxillary thyroidectomy: report of 2 cases and description of the technique Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 20 e60 e63 20393322 10.1097/SLE. 0b013e3181d7e350
6. Landry CS, Grubbs EG, Stephen Morris G, Turner NS, Christopher Holsinger C, Lee JE, et al. Robot assisted transaxillary surgery (RATS) for the removal of thyroid and parathyroid glands. Surgery. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2010.08.014 [Epub ahead of print].
7. Lee J, Yun JH, Nam KH, Choi UJ, Chung WY, Soh EY. Perioperative clinical outcomes after robotic thyroidectomy for thyroid carcinoma: a multicenter study. Surg Endosc. doi: 10.1007/s00464-010-1296-3 [Epub ahead of print].
8. Lee J, Yun JH, Nam KH, Soh EY Chung WY. The learning curve for robotic thyroidectomy: A multicenter study. Ann Surg Oncol. doi: 10.1245/s10434-010- 1220-z [Epub ahead of print].
9. J Lee KY Nah RM Kim YH Ahn EY Soh WY Chung 2010 Differences in postoperative outcomes, function, and cosmesis: open versus robotic thyroidectomy Surg Endosc. 24 3186 3194 20490558 10.1007/s00464-010-1113-z
10. K Tae YB Ji JH Jeong SH Lee MA Jeong CW Park 2011 Robotic thyroidectomy by a gasless unilateral axillo-breast or axillary approach: our early experiences Surg Endosc. 25 221 228 20567849 10.1007/s00464-010-1163-2
11. GP Szeto P Ho AC Ting JT Poon RC Tsang SW Cheng 2010 A study of surgeon's postural muscle activity during open, laparoscopic, and endovascular surgery Surg Endosc. 24 1712 1721 20035345 10.1007/s00464-009-0834-3 1:STN:280:DC%2BC3crisFSiug%3D%3D
12. R Berguer D Forkey WD Smith 1999 Ergonomic problems associated laparoscopic instruments Surg Endosc. 13 466 468 10227943 10.1007/PL00009635 1:STN:280:DyaK1M3ksVOnug%3D%3D (Pubitemid 29236526)
13. GA Manukyan M Waseda N Inaki JR Torres Bermudez IA Gacek A Rudinski, et al. 2007 Ergonomics with the use of curved versus straight laparoscopic graspers during rectosigmoid resection: results of a multiprofile comparative study Surg Endosc. 21 1079 1089 17484007 10.1007/s00464-007-9284-y 1:STN:280: DC%2BD2sznvFaktw%3D%3D (Pubitemid 47024766)
14. A Bagrodia JD Raman 2009 Ergonomics considerations of radical prostatectomy: physician perspective of open, laparoscopic, and robot-assisted techniques J Endourol. 23 627 633 19358686 10.1089/end.2008.0556
15. SM Mirbod H Yoshida K Miyamoto K Miyashita R Inaba H Iwata 1995 Subjective complaints in orthopedists and general surgeons Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 67 179 186 7591176 1:STN:280:DyaK28%2FntVCjsg%3D%3D
16. A Albayrak MA van Veelen JF Prins CJ Snijders H de Ridder G Kazemier 2007 A newly designed ergonomic body support for surgeons Surg Endosc. 21 1835 1840 17356937 10.1007/s00464-007-9249-1 1:STN:280:DC%2BD2srjsVGjsQ%3D%3D (Pubitemid 47404114)
17. A Pigazzi F Luca A Patriti M Valvo G Ceccarelli L Casciola, et al. 2010 Multicenter study on robotic tumor-specific mesorectal excision for the treatment of rectal cancer Ann Surg Oncol. 17 1614 1620 20087780 10.1245/s10434-010-0909-3
18. DS Cooper GM Doherty BR Haugen RT Kloos SL Lee SJ Mandel, et al. 2009 Revised American thyroid association management guidelines for patients with thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer Thyroid. 19 1167 1214 19860577 10.1089/thy.2009.0110
19. SH Baik HY Kwon JS Kim H Hur SK Sohn CH Cho, et al. 2009 Robotic versus laparoscopic low anterior resection of rectal cancer: short-term outcome of a prospective comparative study Ann Surg Oncol. 16 1480 1487 19290486 10.1245/s10434-009-0435-3
20. N Bhattacharyya MP Fried 2001 Benchmarks for mortality, morbidity, and length of stay for head and neck surgical procedures Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 127 127 132 11177028 1:STN:280:DC%2BD3M7ptlyhtg%3D%3D (Pubitemid 32163637)
21. EJ Chisholm E Kulinskaya NS Tolley 2009 Systemic review and meta-analysis of the adverse effects of thyroidectomy combined with central neck dissection as compared with thyroidectomy alone Laryngoscope. 119 1135 1139 19358241 10.1002/lary.20236
22. T Steinmuller J Klupp S Wenking P Neuhaus 1999 Complications associated with different surgical approaches to differentiated thyroid carcinoma Langenbecks Arch Surg. 384 50 53 10367630 10.1007/s004230050173 1:STN:280:DyaK1M3psVSmsg%3D%3D (Pubitemid 29225318)
23. JF Henry L Gramatica A Denizot A Kvachenyuk M Puccini T Defechereux 1998 Morbidity of prophylactic lymph node dissection in the central neck area in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma Langenbecks Arch Surg. 383 167 169 9641892 1:STN:280:DyaK1c3oslShtw%3D%3D (Pubitemid 28442533)
24. CT Tan WK Cheah L Delbridge 2008 "Scarless" (in the neck) endoscopic thyroidectomy (SET): an evidence-based review of published techniques World J Surg. 32 1349 1357 18360737 10.1007/s00268-008-9555-3
25. ET Slotema F Sebag JF Henry 2008 What is the evidence for endoscopic thyroidectomy in the management of benign thyroid disease? World J Surg. 32 1325 1332 18327525 10.1007/s00268-008-9505-0
26. JH Yoon CH Park WY Chung 2006 Gasless endoscopic thyroidectomy via an axillary approach: experience of 30 cases Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 16 226 231 16921301 10.1097/00129689-200608000-00006 (Pubitemid 44266392)
27. Y Ikeda H Takami Y Sasaki J Takayama H Kurihara 2004 Are there significant benefits of minimally invasive endoscopic thyroidectomy? World J Surg. 28 1075 1078 15490052 10.1007/s00268-004-7655-2 (Pubitemid 40109853)
28. LS Wauben MA van Veelen D Gossot RH Goossens 2006 Application of ergonomic guidelines during minimally invasive surgery: a questionnaire survey of 284 surgeons Surg Endosc. 20 1268 1274 16858528 10.1007/s00464-005-0647-y 1:STN:280:DC%2BD28vptFantQ%3D%3D (Pubitemid 44259053)
29. AS Liberman I Shrier PH Gordon 2005 Injuries sustained by colorectal surgeons performing colonoscopy Surg Endosc. 19 1606 1609 16222467 10.1007/s00464-005-0219-1 1:STN:280:DC%2BD2MnivVWisw%3D%3D (Pubitemid 41719528)
30. GP Szeto P Ho AC Ting JT Poon SW Cheng RC Tsang 2009 Work-related musculoskeletal symptoms in surgeons J Occup Rehabil. 19 175 184 19381790 10.1007/s10926-009-9176-1
31. Ma van Veelen G Kazemier J Koopman RH Goossens DW Meijer 2002 Assessment of the ergonomically optimal operating surface height for laparoscopic surgery J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech. 12 47 52 10.1089/109264202753486920 (Pubitemid 34194034)
32. U Matern G Kuttler C Giebmeyer P Waller M Faist 2004 Ergonomics aspects of five different types of laparoscopic instrument handles under dynamic conditions with respect to specific laparoscopic tasks: an electromyographic- based study Surg Endosc. 18 1231 1241 15457383 10.1007/s00464-003-9162-1 1:STN:280:DC%2BD2cvovV2hsw%3D%3D (Pubitemid 39014864)
33. NT Nguyen HS Ho WD Smith C Philipps C Lewis RM De Vera, et al. 2001 An ergonomic evaluation of surgeons' axial skeletal and upper extremity movements during laparoscopic and open surgery Am J Surg. 182 720 724 11839346 10.1016/S0002-9610(01)00801-7 1:STN:280:DC%2BD387ktVOitg%3D%3D (Pubitemid 34142698)
34. R Berguer W Smith 2006 An ergonomic comparison of robotic and laparoscopic technique: the influence of surgeon experience and task complexity J Surg Res. 134 87 92 16376941 10.1016/j.jss.2005.10.003 (Pubitemid 43866812)