Publications by authors named "Hyang Sook Bang"
Background: Health-related quality of life after transoral robotic thyroidectomy has not been evaluated thoroughly. The purpose of this study was to compare health-related quality of life after transoral robotic thyroidectomy and after conventional thyroidectomy.
Methods: This study is a prospective, cross-sectional, and observational study of 114 patients who underwent transoral robotic thyroidectomy (57 patients) or conventional transcervical thyroidectomy (57 patients) for the treatment of papillary carcinoma.
Article Synopsis
- Transoral thyroidectomy (TORT) offers better cosmetic outcomes compared to conventional thyroidectomy and other remote-access methods, with a focus on aesthetic benefits after surgery.
- The study included 160 patients and assessed their cosmetic satisfaction and scar visibility at 3 months and 1 year post-surgery using questionnaires.
- Results showed that TORT, along with transaxillary and postauricular approaches, resulted in higher scores for cosmetic satisfaction and lower scar awareness than the conventional method, with a slight edge for TORT and transaxillary approaches over postauricular.
Background: The study aimed to evaluate the sensory changes on the chin and neck in transoral thyroidectomy.
Methods: We prospectively assessed the cutaneous sensation of 10 zones of the chin, face, and neck in 43 patients who underwent transoral robotic or endoscopic thyroidectomy using the Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments test, preoperatively and postoperatively at 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months.
Results: The sensation of the chin and lower lip did not differ before and after surgery.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the functional and cosmetic outcomes of robot-assisted neck dissection with those of conventional neck dissection.
Materials And Methods: We prospectively analyzed 113 patients with head and neck cancer who underwent unilateral neck dissection by a robot-assisted postauricular facelift approach (38 patients) or conventional trans-cervical approach (75 patients). Postoperative functional outcomes such as edema, sensory loss, pain, and fibrosis in the neck, and limitations of neck and shoulder motion, and cosmetic satisfaction scored by questionnaire were evaluated serially up to 1year postoperatively, and compared between the two groups.
Postoperative Pain After Robotic Thyroidectomy by a Gasless Unilateral Axillo-Breast or Axillary Approach.
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech
December 2015
The aim of this study was to compare postoperative pain after robotic thyroidectomy with that after conventional open thyroidectomy. We analyzed 123 patients who underwent robotic thyroidectomy and 170 patients who underwent conventional open thyroidectomy. Postoperative pain was evaluated on a visual analogue scale rating of 0 to 10, 1 day to 1 month after surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Robotic thyroidectomies have been safely performed with early surgical outcomes comparable to conventional cervical thyroidectomies. However, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) after robotic thyroidectomy has not yet been evaluated. The aim of this study was to compare HRQOL of patients who underwent robotic thyroidectomy with that of those who received conventional thyroidectomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although the excellent short-term cosmesis after robotic/endoscopic thyroidectomy has been reported, the long-term cosmetic outcome is not yet known. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term cosmetic outcome of robotic/endoscopic thyroidectomy.
Patients And Methods: We compared 147 patients who underwent robotic or endoscopic thyroidectomy using a gasless unilateral axillo-breast (GUAB) approach or a gasless unilateral axillary (GUA) approach with 161 conventional open thyroidectomy patients.
Background: The aim of this study was to compare short-term and long-term sensory disturbance and discomfort after robotic thyroidectomy versus conventional open thyroidectomy.
Methods: We compared 118 patients who underwent robotic thyroidectomy by a gasless unilateral axillobreast (GUAB) or axillary (GUA) approach with 176 patients who underwent conventional open thyroidectomy from April 2009 to June 2011. Postoperative hypesthesia/paresthesia and discomfort of the neck and anterior chest were evaluated regularly for 1.