Surgical Safety and Oncologic Effectiveness in Robotic versus Conventional Open Thyroidectomy in Thyroid Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

摘要

Although many experiences using the da Vinci Robot System have been reported by several groups, there is substantial controversy over the role of the robot in thyroidectomy. We performed a systematic review and meta-analyses in order to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of robotic thyroidectomy (RT) compared with open thyroidectomy (OT) in thyroid cancer.