Gasless robot-assisted transaxillary hemithyroidectomy (RATH): learning curve and complications.

Journal: BMC surgery
PMID: 38431572

Abstract

PURPOSE: Gasless robot-assisted transaxillary hemithyroidectomy (RATH) is regarded as an alternative surgical option for thyroid operations. However, the associated steep learning curve is a clinical concern. This study evaluated the learning curve of RATH for surgeons without experience of endoscopic surgery and the early surgical outcomes of RATH.

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  • Pengfei Xu
    Engineering Research Center for Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
  • Qi Fang
    State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China; School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
  • Junhao Mai
    Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Guangzhou Panyu Central Hospital, 8 Fuyu East Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 511400, P.R. China.
  • Zheng Zhao
    College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology and Bio-Pharmaceutical Key Laboratory of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin Medical University, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
  • Fei Cao
  • Di Wu
    University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010 Australia.
  • Xuekui Liu
    Department of Head and Neck Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng East Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, P. R. China. liuxk@sysucc.org.cn.

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