Mini-flap BABA (Bilateral Axillo-breast Approach) Robotic Thyroidectomy is Safe

Prospective Randomized Controlled Study on Mini-flap Bilateral Axillo-breast Approach Robotic Thyroidectomy : Effect on Postoperative Pain and Sensation

In this study, a randomized controlled study was conducted between two groups of 40 recipients of conventional flap during BABA robotic-thyroidectomy and 40 recipients of Mini-flap method during BABA robotic-thyroidectomy. In this study, we tried to determine whether the use of Mini-flap can reduce sensory loss and pain after BABA robotic-thyroidectomy.

Inclusion Criteria:

• subjects who will have thyroid surgery
• subjects who has no evidence of lymph node metastasis on palpation and imaging (cN0)
• subjects who has thyroid nodule under 4cm (<cT2)
• subjects who has no distant metastasis (M0)

Exclusion Criteria:

• subjects who has clinical evidence of lymph node metastasis (cN1a or cN1b)
• subjects who has both thyroid nodule
• subjects who underwent any radiotherapy on neck
• subjects who has primary hyperparathyroidism
• subjects who underwent head and neck surgery
• subjects who disagree to do this trial