title: Robotic endocrine surgery: technical details and review of the literature.
abstract: Over the last decade, robotic technology has been used in multiple general surgical procedures. Endocrine surgeons have embraced this technology and subsequently transformed neck operations into more cosmetically acceptable procedures and improved ergonomics. Technical details of various robotic endocrine surgical procedures have recently been described. The aim of this review is to illustrate these technical details and analyze the current data to propose an evidence-based approach to robotic endocrine surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Volkan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Genc
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrine Surgery, Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue/F20, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Agcaoglu
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrine Surgery, Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue/F20, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. berbere@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Eren
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Berber
keywords: Adrenalectomy; Endocrine surgical procedures; Parathyroidectomy; Robotics; Thyroidectomy