Feasibility of robotic thyroidectomy via hairline incision using da Vinci single port system: Initial experience with 40 consecutive cases.

Background: This study aimed to introduce our robotic technique, which can minimize dissection extent using the da Vinci SP robotic system via hairline incision.

Methods: Forty patients underwent robotic thyroidectomy using the da Vinci SP robotic system via a hairline incision between February 2020 and April 2021 at Ulsan University Hospital. All procedures were performed successfully by one surgeon using the SP robotic system.

A novel surgical technique to correct caudal and high dorsal septal deviations: L-shape cutting and suturing on the septal L-strut (L-septoplasty).

Objectives: In general, deviation of the L-strut of the nasal septum is more challenging to correct than the middle and has less favorable results. This study aimed to develop a technique to correct the L-strut while preserving nasal support effectively and introduce the L-septoplasty technique and its effects.

Methods: Patients with caudal and high dorsal septal deviations who underwent the L-septoplasty technique were retrospectively analyzed.