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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 Thyroidectomy
P.C. Giulianotti
SUMMARY: Access for the camera and instruments to reach the thyroid and central neck is acquired by an incision in the anterior axillary fold. Elevation of skin
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Chicago 2009 Video – Robotic Transaxillary Completition thyroidectomy for sospicius thyroid cancer with parathyroid reimplantation
G. Caravaglios
Robot assisted thyroidectomy has been recently becoming more popular and successfully used in United States and Korea. Technical limitations and precise indications still have to be defined. The presence of scar and adhesions due to previous lobectomy could increase the difficulty of the procedure.
