TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of the Quality of Life for Thyroid Cancer Survivors Who Had Open Versus Robotic Thyroidectomy
AU - Kim, Wan Wook
AU - Jung, Jin Hyang
AU - Lee, Jeeyeon
AU - Kang, Jin Gu
AU - Baek, Jino
AU - Lee, Won Kee
AU - Park, Ho Yong
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2016, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
PY - 2016/8/1
Y1 - 2016/8/1
N2 - Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the quality of life (QoL) between conventional open and robotic total thyroidectomy in papillary thyroid carcinoma. Materials and Methods: From January 2011 to July 2013, 229 patients (112 robot and 117 open) were randomly selected. QoL, including overall satisfaction, cosmetic results, voice/sensory change, postoperative pain and impairment of swallowing, neck/shoulder movement, and physical/psychological activity, was recorded. Results: The follow-up period was 32.3 ± 6.3 months. The satisfaction levels of the overall and cosmetic results were 8.95 ± 1.23, 8.40 ± 1.20 and 3.86 ± 0.04, 3.21 ± 0.10 for robotic and open surgery, respectively; these differences were statistically significant (P = .006, <.001). The sensory change might be more noticeable with robotic thyroidectomy (P = .064). There were no differences in the results concerning other variables among the two groups. Conclusion: Robotic thyroidectomy shows comparable results to conventional open thyroidectomy in terms of the postoperative long-term QoL.
AB - Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the quality of life (QoL) between conventional open and robotic total thyroidectomy in papillary thyroid carcinoma. Materials and Methods: From January 2011 to July 2013, 229 patients (112 robot and 117 open) were randomly selected. QoL, including overall satisfaction, cosmetic results, voice/sensory change, postoperative pain and impairment of swallowing, neck/shoulder movement, and physical/psychological activity, was recorded. Results: The follow-up period was 32.3 ± 6.3 months. The satisfaction levels of the overall and cosmetic results were 8.95 ± 1.23, 8.40 ± 1.20 and 3.86 ± 0.04, 3.21 ± 0.10 for robotic and open surgery, respectively; these differences were statistically significant (P = .006, <.001). The sensory change might be more noticeable with robotic thyroidectomy (P = .064). There were no differences in the results concerning other variables among the two groups. Conclusion: Robotic thyroidectomy shows comparable results to conventional open thyroidectomy in terms of the postoperative long-term QoL.
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U2 - 10.1089/lap.2015.0546
DO - 10.1089/lap.2015.0546
M3 - Article
C2 - 27213929
AN - SCOPUS:84981351750
SN - 1092-6429
VL - 26
SP - 618
EP - 624
JO - Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A
JF - Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A
IS - 8
ER -
