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- Title
Single-incision transaxillary robotic total thyroidectomy for Graves' disease: improved feasibility and safety with novel robotic instrumentation.
- Authors
Lörincz, Balazs; Möckelmann, Nikolaus; Knecht, Rainald
- Abstract
Background: Graves' disease represents a relative contraindication for robotic thyroidectomy due to increased vascularity with a higher risk of intraoperative bleeding. With a novel robotic instrumentation, however, it is possible to reduce this risk considerably. Methods: A 30-year-old female patient with Graves' disease and keloid-prone olive skin underwent a single-incision transaxillary robotic total thyroidectomy through the left axilla using an 8-mm Fenestrated bipolar forceps instead of the standard 8-mm ProGrasp forceps. Results: Total blood loss was 25 ml, and robotic console time was 132 min. There was no postoperative recurrent palsy. Postoperative parathormone level was 47 ng/l (preop.: 56 ng/l), and serum calcium level was normal at 2,17 mmol/l (preop.: 2,23 mmol/l). Conclusion: Transaxillary robotic surgery (TARS) with unilateral single-incision access is feasible and safe for Graves' disease with minimal blood loss and reduced risk of conversion thanks to the bipolar capability of the 8-mm Fenestrated bipolar forceps.
- Subjects
GRAVES' disease; INTRAOPERATIVE care; ROBOTICS; BLOOD loss estimation; THYROIDECTOMY; FEASIBILITY studies
- Publication
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2014, Vol 271, Issue 12, p3349
- ISSN
0937-4477
- Publication type
Report
- DOI
10.1007/s00405-014-3250-9