Can robotic thyroidectomy be performed safely in thyroid carcinoma patients?

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 226-232

  Chai, Young Jun ^a   Lee, Kyu Eun ^a,b   Youn, Yeo Kyu ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bilateral axillo breast approach; Robot assisted thyroidectomy; Robotic thyroidectomy; Thyroid neoplasms; Transaxillary thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955480496     PISSN: 2093596X     EISSN: 20935978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3803/EnM.2014.29.3.226     Document Type: Review

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