EndocrineLive SurgeryVideo Gallery
Transaxillary Robotic Total Thyroidectomy for Thyroid Cancer
P.C. Giulianotti
SUMMARY: A 39 years old female presented a 2 cm nodule in the right thyroid lobe. A fine needle aspiration cytology revealed the highest risk for cancer (TIR 4).
The procedure starts with a 5 cm longitudinal incision along the anterior pillar of the right axilla.
A subcutaneous tunnel above the pectoralis major muscle fascia is performed to reach the right lateral cervical region.
Hepato-biliary and pancreaticVideo Gallery
Chicago 2009 Video – Robot-Assisted Major and Extended Hepatectomies
P. Addeo
SUMMARY
Major liver resections still represent a technical challenge for minimally invasive surgery. This presentation describes the intra and postoperative outcomes of one of the larger series of robotic major liver resections. The encouraging results obtained with the robotic approach for major liver resection in term of conversion rate
