Thyroid

Single-Port Robotic Areolar Thyroidectomy: How I Do It

Myeong Ho Shin, Sun Min Lee, Hilal Ozer Hwang, Jin Wook Yi

J Surg Innov Educ. 2024;1(1):18-21.   Published online June 25, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69474/jsie.2024.00052

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With the recent development of the da Vinci Single Port (SP) robotic surgical system, new surgical methods applying the da Vinci SP in thyroid surgery are being reported. We first reported a method known as single-port robotic areolar (SPRA) thyroidectomy in 2023, and we performed more than 100 SPRA thyroidectomies in a year. SPRA is a more minimally invasive method than the existing bilateral axillary breast approach method, as the subcutaneous flap area is reduced by more than 50%. Herein, we present a step-by-step description of the method of SPRA thyroidectomy.

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