Comparison of the Postoperative Outcomes of the Mini-Flap Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach (BABA) and Conventional BABA Robot-Assisted Thyroidectomy.

ABSTRACT: The bilateral axillo-breast approach (BABA) for robot-assisted thyroidectomy has some advantages over other minimally invasive thyroidectomies. However, some people do not consider this as a minimally invasive thyroidectomy because of the wider surgical skin flap. Thus, we devised mini-flap BABA robot-assisted thyroidectomy and analyzed the postoperative outcomes. The clinical records of 44 patients undergoing BABA robot-assisted thyroidectomy using a conventional flap or mini-flap were evaluated retrospectively. There were no significant group differences in clinicopathological characteristics. The operating and flap making times were shorter in the mini-flap group (206.18 ± 31.09 vs. 178.90 ± 34.43 min, p = 0.009; 38.85 ± 2.73 vs. 32.21 ± 8.62 min, p = 0.003, respectively).

SUBMITTER: Shin IB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9410211 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature