Surgical safety and oncologic effectiveness in robotic versus conventional open thyroidectomy in thyroid cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal:
Annals of surgical oncology
Published Date:
Jan 30, 2015
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although many experiences using the da Vinci Robot System have been reported by several groups, there is substantial controversy over the role of the robot in thyroidectomy. We performed a systematic review and meta-analyses in order to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of robotic thyroidectomy (RT) compared with open thyroidectomy (OT) in thyroid cancer.