Correlation of final evoked potential amplitudes on intraoperative electromyography of the recurrent laryngeal nerve with immediate postoperative vocal fold function after thyroid and parathyroid surgery.

Importance: Thyroid and parathyroid surgery are among the most common operations in the United States. Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury is an infrequent but potentially detrimental complication.

Objective: To correlate the final evoked potential amplitudes on intraoperative electromyography (EMG) after stimulation of the RLN with immediate postoperative vocal fold function after thyroid and parathyroid surgery.

Safety of robotic thyroidectomy approaches: meta-analysis and systematic review.

Background: This study compared the efficacy of robotic thyroidectomy via a gasless, axillary approach with conventional cervical and endoscopic techniques by meta-analysis.

Methods: Articles were identified from the following keyword searches: robotic/robot-assisted thyroidectomy/thyroid surgery. Outcomes included operative time, hospital stay, complications, and cosmetic satisfaction after surgery.

Robotic transaxillary thyroidectomy: an examination of the first one hundred cases.

Background: The influence of minimally invasive options has led to the application of new evolving techniques in thyroid surgery to eliminate visible neck scars. Here, we describe one author's experience with transaxillary robotic thyroidectomy and examine the effect of experience on determining the learning curve and improvements over time in operative performance.

Study Design: With IRB approval, a prospective analysis of our surgical experience was performed.

Plasmacytoma in the thyroid.

Objective: The paper presents a case of plasmacytoma unexpectedly found in a goiter. PATIENT MATERIAL AND METHODS: The patient presented with compressive symptoms, including dyspnea and dysphagia and had no documented prior history of multiple myeloma. Physical examination revealed thyromegaly with no specific nodule.