J Minim Invasive Surg.  2022 Jun;25(2):80-83. 10.7602/jmis.2022.25.2.80.

The short video lecture for robotic bilateral axillo-breast approach to lateral neck lymph node dissection

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  • 1Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
  • 2Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

Abstract

Lateral neck lymph node dissection (LND) along with total thyroidectomy is the standard treatment for thyroid cancer patients with metastases to the lateral neck lymph nodes. In general, lateral neck LND removes lymph nodes located at levels II to V ipsilateral to the thyroid cancer and preserves the spinal accessory nerve, internal jugular vein, and sternomastoid muscle during surgery. This video article was written to introduce the robotic bilateral axillo-breast approach for lateral neck LND and to describe the surgical method

Keyword

Neck dissection; Robotic surgical procedure; Minimally invasive surgical procedures; Thyroid gland
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