1. Transoral robotic resection of lingual thyroid: case report.
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Teo, E H C, Toh, S-T, Tay, H-N, and Han, H-J
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HYPOTHYROIDISM diagnosis , *THYROXINE , *COMPUTED tomography , *HYPOTHYROIDISM , *MAGNETIC resonance imaging , *RESPIRATORY obstructions , *THYROID diseases , *THYROID gland function tests , *THYROIDECTOMY , *SURGICAL robots , *DISEASE complications , *THERAPEUTICS ,THYROID disease diagnosis ,TONGUE tumors - Abstract
Objective:We present a case of large, symptomatic lingual thyroid which was successfully and safely removed via a transoral approach, using the da Vinci robotic system, in an academic medical centre in Singapore.Case report:A 17-year-old female adolescent presented with a large lingual thyroid causing upper airway obstruction. She underwent robotic, minimally invasive, transoral resection using the da Vinci system. Post-operative recovery was uneventful; she was able to commence oral feeding almost immediately, and was discharged from hospital on the fourth post-operative day.Conclusion:It is surgically feasible and safe to undertake transoral robotic resection of a large lingual thyroid. This approach may allow faster recovery and shorter hospitalisation for patients. Surgical safety requires a full understanding of the intralingual neurovascular anatomy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2013
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