Robotic thyroidectomy. Recommendations of the AFCE (Association francophone de chirurgie endocrinienne) with the SFE (Société française d'endocrinologie) and the SFMN (Société française de médecine nucléaire).
J Visc Surg
; 160(3S): S127-S129, 2023 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Transaxillary robotic thyroidectomy is hardly the approach of reference. It is occasionally proposed for carefully selected patients with a small-sized (2cm maximum), exclusively cervical unilateral nodule without lymph node involvement, in a small thyroid lobe (6cm maximum) in a thin individual wishing to avoid a cervical scar. Potential candidates must be informed on the risks specific to this technique and about the scarceness of evidence of its equivalence to cervicotomy in terms of quality of life and patient satisfaction. Shall be excluded from robotic surgery malignant nodules (or nodules suspected of malignancy>2cm), cancers with microscopic nodal metastases, plunging goiter, patients with previous cervical surgery or overactive thyroid. Robotic thyroidectomy must be performed in centers with expertise in both thyroid surgery and robotic surgery.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Thyroid Neoplasms
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Robotic Surgical Procedures
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Visc Surg
Journal subject:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article