Surgeons have performed robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery to remove the thyroid gland without an incision or scar on the patient's neck. Surgeons at the University of Illinois Medical Center ...

September 29, 2009 (Palm Beach, Florida) — The preoperative thyroid lobe volume, as assessed by ultrasound, can be used to determine the appropriate incision length needed for minimally invasive ...

Robots that revolutionized gynecologic and urologic surgery in the past decade now offer the option of removing at least a portion of their diseased thyroid gland without the hallmark neck incision, ...

Background The incision used for thyroid surgery has become shorter over time, from the classical 10 cm long Kocher incision to the shortest 15 mm access achieved with Minimally Invasive ...

If you have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, surgery is a standard and effective treatment. Oncologist Jason Hunt, MD, FACS, provides insights into the surgery process and after. Topics include the ...

Minimally invasive surgical approaches that reduce incision size and recovery time from thyroid surgery work well in children, physician-scientists report. Minimally invasive surgical approaches that ...

HOUSTON – For millions of Americans, thyroid trouble has a big impact on their quality of life. The thyroid is a tiny gland in the throat that has a big impact on our health; producing hormones that ...

Robotics and face-lift incision may aid as a safe option in removing a portion of a disease thyroid from some patients without the characteristic neck scar. Georgia Health Sciences University surgeons ...

A new surgical technique for removing diseased thyroids causes less scarring and leads to faster recovery times, according to a recent study. David Terris, MD, who directs the head and neck surgery ...

Dr. William Inabnet, the chief of metabolic, endocrine and minimally invasive surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital, specializes in treating endocrine system problems, including thyroid and adrenal ...