title: Comprehensive application of robotic retroauricular thyroidectomy: The evolution of robotic thyroidectomy.
abstract: As an evolvement of the robotic application to the thyroidectomy, we sought to seek the potential role of robotic thyroidectomy with the retroauricular (RA) approach prior to future comparative study between RA and transaxillary thyroidectomy. This study aims to verify the surgical feasibility of robotic RA thyroidectomy.
  
  
  
  Case series with planned data collection.
  
  
  
  A total of 87 patients who underwent robotic RA thyroidectomy for clinically suspicious papillary thyroid carcinoma or benign lesions from January 2013 to May 2014 were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed.
  
  
  
  All robotic surgeries via RA approach were successfully performed, without any significant intraoperative complications or conversion to open surgery. Based on patient-reported outcome questionnaires, all patients were satisfied with their postoperative surgical scars.
  
  
  
  Robotic RA thyroidectomy is technically feasible and safe, with satisfactory cosmetic results for patients where indicated.
  
  
  
  4. Laryngoscope, 126:1952-1957, 2016.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyung Kwon
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Byeon
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Da Hee
authors.initials: da H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Myung Jin
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ban
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Won Shik
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Chang
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yoon Woo
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Koh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Robotic thyroidectomy; minimally invasive surgery; remote access; retroauricular