title: First robot-assisted thyroidectomy in Japan performed using a standard da Vinci surgical system.
authors.forename: Norihiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moriyama
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012371:Robotics; D000077273:Thyroid Cancer, Papillary; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*