Robotic thyroidectomy and neck dissection: Past, present, and future

Cancer Journal (United States)

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 151-161

  Lee, Jandee ^a   Chung, Woong Youn ^b  

^a Eulji University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Morbidity; Oncologic outcome; Quality of life; Robot; Robotic MRND; Robotic neck dissection; Robotic thyroidectomy; Thyroid cancer; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

CANCER PATIENT; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK DISSECTION; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; ROBOTIC ASSISTED LOCOMOTOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID CANCER; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE CHANGE;

HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; NECK DISSECTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 84876157388     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PPO.0b013e31828aab61     Document Type: Review

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