Prevention of non-recurrent laryngeal nerve injury in robotic thyroidectomy: imaging and technique.

Journal: Surgical endoscopy
PMID: 33721091

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this report was to summarize observations, evaluate the feasibility, provide detailed information concerning proper techniques, and address limitations for non-recurrent laryngeal nerve (NRLN) dissection and release during the robotic bilateral axillo-breast approach (BABA) for thyroidectomy.

Authors

  • Daqi Zhang
    Division of Thyroid Surgery, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Surgical Translational Medicine, Jilin Provincial Precision Medicine Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Translational Medicine On Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma, China-Japan Union Hospital Of Jilin University, Changchun, 130000, People's Republic of China.
  • Yantao Fu
    Division of Thyroid Surgery, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Surgical Translational Medicine, Jilin Provincial Precision Medicine Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Translational Medicine On Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma, China-Japan Union Hospital Of Jilin University, Changchun, 130000, People's Republic of China.
  • Le Zhou
    College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China. Electronic address: zhoulechem@nwsuaf.edu.cn.
  • Tie Wang
    Division of Thyroid Surgery, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Surgical Translational Medicine, Jilin Provincial Precision Medicine Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Translational Medicine On Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma, China-Japan Union Hospital Of Jilin University, Changchun, 130000, People's Republic of China.
  • Nan Liang
    Division of Thyroid Surgery, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Surgical Translational Medicine, Jilin Provincial Precision Medicine Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Translational Medicine On Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma, China-Japan Union Hospital Of Jilin University, Changchun, 130000, People's Republic of China.
  • Yifan Zhong
    Division of Thyroid Surgery, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Surgical Translational Medicine, Jilin Provincial Precision Medicine Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Translational Medicine On Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma, China-Japan Union Hospital Of Jilin University, Changchun, 130000, People's Republic of China.
  • Gianlorenzo Dionigi
    Division of Surgery, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS (Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico), Milan, Italy.
  • Hoon Yub Kim
    Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery and Robotic Surgery Center, KUMC Thyroid Center Korea University, Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • Hui Sun
    Department of Thyroid Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China.

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