Table 2.
Operative details, post-operative progress notes and complications of transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy using robotic laparoscope holder (n=4)
| Case | Operation | Progress notes | Complications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extent of surgery | CND | Docking time (min) | Total operation time (min) | Diet (POD) | Drain | Hospital day (POD) | Stitches out (POD) | Sensory change | Vocal cord palsy | Hypocalcaemia | Other | |
| 1 | Lobectomy | - | <10 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Lobectomy | - | <10 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Lobectomy | - | <10 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Lobectomy | - | <10 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
CND: Central node dissection, POD: Post-operative day