Detailed comparison of the da Vinci Xi and S surgical systems for transaxillary thyroidectomy

Robotic surgical systems have evolved over time. The da Vinci Xi system was developed in 2014 and expected to solve the shortcomings of previous S system. Therefore, we conducted this study compare these 2 identify if truly improves outcomes. In retrospective study, a total 86 patients with unilateral papillary thyroid carcinoma without central lymph node involvement underwent gasless transaxillary hemithyroidectomy using robotic systems, Xi. Forty were group 46 group. All surgeries performed by 1 surgeon (YWC). surgery video files analyzed duration each step. operation time significantly shorter than (153.0 minutes vs 105.7 minutes, P < .01). Time for robot docking (19.8 10.6 .01), all procedures console also required overall complication rate did not differ (P = .464). made thyroidectomy easier faster increasing rate. It is safe valuable thyroidectomy.