title: Robotic-assisted transaxillary parathyroidectomy of an atypical adenoma.
abstract: The advancement of minimally invasive surgical technologies over the past several years has led to improved surgical outcomes and greater patient satisfaction. Particularly for patients undergoing parathyroidectomies, endoscopic surgeries resulted in smaller surgical scars when compared with the open approach. Early endoscopic methods, however, were still restricted in their ability to provide adequate dexterity, two-dimensional views of the operative field; and while smaller than open surgeries, still left the presence of a small cervical scar. The limitations of endoscopic surgery led to application of the da Vinci S surgical robot system (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) and a novel transaxillary approach for parathyroidectomy. This surgical technique and approach is ideal for patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. This case report demonstrates that parathyroidectomy with en bloc thyroid lobectomy for atypical parathyroid adenomas using robotic- assisted transaxillary surgery is safe and feasible.
authors.affiliation: Endocrine and Oncological Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Leah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdel Khalek
authors.forename: Byron
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: Emad
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kandil
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016105:Parathyroidectomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*