Otolaryngology

Reply to Letter to the Editor regarding "Carbon Dioxide Embolism during Transoral Robotic Thyroidectomy: A Case Report".

Letter to the Editor regarding "Carbon dioxide embolism during transoral robotic thyroidectomy: A case report".

Applied Force during Piston Prosthesis Placement in a 3D-Printed Model: Freehand vs Robot-Assisted Techniques.

OBJECTIVES: To describe a 3D-printed middle ear model that quantifies the force applied to the model...

Robotic Head and Neck Surgery: History, Technical Evolution and the Future.

The first application of robotic technology in surgery was described in 1985 when a robot was used t...

Using Technology in Global Otolaryngology.

Technology is integral to the diverse diagnostics and interventions of Otolaryngology. Historically,...

Development and validation of an LC-MS/MS method for quantification of NC-8 in rat plasma and its application to pharmacokinetic studies.

ent-16-Oxobeyeran-19-N-methylureido (NC-8) is a recently synthesized derivative of isosteviol that s...

Neural Network Classifier for Automatic Detection of Invasive Versus Noninvasive Airway Management Technique Based on Respiratory Monitoring Parameters in a Pediatric Anesthesia.

Children undergoing general anesthesia require airway monitoring by an anesthesia provider. The airw...

An Unusual Case of Metastatic Functional Thyroid Carcinoma With a Remarkable Treatment Response to Radioactive Iodine.

Functional thyroid carcinoma is an unusual cause of thyrotoxicosis. We describe the clinical present...

Risk factors associated with high thyroglobulin level following radioactive iodine ablation, measured 12 months after treatment for papillary thyroid carcinoma.

PURPOSE: The measurement of serum thyroglobulin (Tg) of papillary thyroid carcinoma patients, 12 mon...

Effects of airway evaluation parameters on the laryngeal view grade in mandibular prognathism and retrognathism patients.

BACKGROUND: Failure to maintain a patent airway can result in brain damage or death. In patients wit...

Papillary thyroid carcinomas with biochemical incomplete or indeterminate responses to initial treatment: repeat stimulated thyroglobulin assay to identify disease-free patients.

Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients treated with thyroidectomy and radioiodine remnant ablation ...

A case of minimal change nephrotic syndrome with hypothyroidism deterioration.

A 73-year-old woman with Graves' disease underwent total thyroidectomy and was being treated with le...

Intact parathormone measurement 1 hour after total thyroidectomy as a predictor of symptomatic hypocalcemia.

OBJECTIVE: Postoperative iPTH assay may predict significant hypocalcemia after thyroid surgery. The ...

Applications of Evolving Robotic Technology for Head and Neck Surgery.

OBJECTIVE: Assess the use and potential benefits of a new robotic system for transoral radical tonsi...

Robotic thyroidectomy versus conventional open thyroidectomy for differentiated thyroid cancer: meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a meta-analysis to compare the short-term outcomes of robotic thyroidectomy an...

Robot-assisted transaxillary thyroidectomy: surgical technique.

Robot-assisted transaxillary thyroid surgery avoids the need for a neck incision. It consists of thy...

Surgical safety and oncologic effectiveness in robotic versus conventional open thyroidectomy in thyroid cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: Although many experiences using the da Vinci Robot System have been reported by several ...

Preoperative dexmedetomidine attenuates hemodynamic responses to hydrodissection in patients undergoing robotic thyroidectomy.

PURPOSE: Percutaneous tunneling (hydrodissection) in the neck and anterior chest in patients undergo...

A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating completeness and outcomes of robotic thyroidectomy.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Despite immense interest, robotic-assisted thyroidectomy (RT) remains controv...

Modified robotic-assisted thyroidectomy: an initial experience with the retroauricular approach.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: New approaches for robotic-assisted thyroidectomy, including the retroauricul...

Retroauricular robotic thyroidectomy with concomitant neck-lift surgery.

BACKGROUND: Robotic-assisted thyroid surgery using a retroauricular approach was reported as a novel...