Video 40.1 Introduction to Chapter 40, Incisions in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery. Introduction Among endocrine surgeries, thyroidectomy remains a demanding procedure because of the specific patient population, the decreasing surgical morbidity, and increasing patient expectations. Patients now seek safe surgery…
Video 32.1 Transaxillary Robotic Thyroidectomy Video 32.2 Postauricular Robotic Thyroidectomy Introduction Advances in surgical technology have enabled surgeons to develop multiple minimally invasive and remote access approaches to the thyroid gland. In the early 2000s, Miccoli introduced the minimally invasive…
Key Points Surgical robots have evolved from being rudimentary scope holders to currently sophisticated and precise telerobotic systems, with “wristed” technology and true three-dimensional visualization. Adoption of robotic surgery has gained the most widespread adoption for upper aerodigestive tract early…