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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.
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Robot-Assisted Spleen-Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy
P.C. Giulianotti
SUMMARY: The pneumoperitoneum is induced with the Verres needle.
The abdominal exploration does not show carcinomatosis and liver metastases.
The lesser sac is entered by dividing the gastrocolic ligament and preserving the gastroepiploic artery. The stomach is then retracted cephalad. The splenic flexure is taken down to expose the pancreatic tail and the cystic tumor. The splenic artery and vein branches and tributaries are dissected and divided betwenn sutures.
