Robot-Assisted Transaxillary Thyroidectomy

Gasless robot-assisted transaxillary thyroidectomy, popularized in South Korea, was introduced order to satisfy the desire avoid a neck scar patients scheduled for thyroidectomy. Although this approach became widely used Asian countries, its diffusion Europe and United States slower. This relates anthropometric cultural differences, as well smaller thyroid glands nodules being excised countries result of screening programs. Moreover, elevated costs procedure, need training introduction novel complications may have initially hindered uptake Western world. To date, although thyroidectomy has shown promising results feasibility, safety patient satisfaction, world it plays only niche role treating selected with appropriate pathology high-volume centers. Nevertheless, several interesting studies reported encouraging even treatment complex or advanced cases.