title: Transoral robotic resection of lingual thyroid: case report.
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.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: E H C
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Teo
authors.forename: S-T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Toh
authors.forename: H-N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Tay
authors.forename: H-J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000715:Anatomy / Q000193:education; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D046151:Lingual Thyroid / Q000601:surgery*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D009055:Mouth / Q000601:surgery; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D012846:Singapore; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome