Single-Port Transaxillary Robotic Modified Radical Neck Dissection (STAR-RND): Initial Experiences.

Journal: The Laryngoscope
Published Date:

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to demonstrate the usefulness of single-port transaxillary robotic modified radical neck dissection (STAR-RND) for metastatic thyroid cancer, and its potential to make small and invisible surgical wounds possible compared to open modified radical neck dissection.

Authors

  • Joon Ho
    Department of Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Donggyu Kim
    Department of Convergence IT Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, South Korea.
  • Ji-Eun Lee
    Department of Neurology (J.-E.L., I.Y., H.-N.S., I.-Y.B., J.-W.C., O.Y.B., G.-M.K., W.-K.S.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea.
  • Jin Kyong Kim
    Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
  • Cho Rok Lee
    Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
  • Sang-Wook Kang
    Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
  • Jong Ju Jeong
    Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
  • Kee-Hyun Nam
    Department of Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Woong Youn Chung
    Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.