The robotic thyroidectomy (RT) has excellent cosmetic and several functional results. But there were no definite evidence of oncological safety of robotic thyroidectomy yet. To assure the surgical completeness of robotic thyroidectomy, the investigators compared robotic thyroidectomy and conventional open thyroidectomy (OT) by means of the postoperative radioactive iodine (RAI) uptake of possible remnant thyroid tissue and stimulated TG level.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
150
Severance Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
surgical completeness of conventional open thyroidectomy and robotic thyroidectomy
check remnant thyroid uptake at Diagnostic RAI scan and stimulated serum thyroglobulin level
Time frame: 12 months after low dose RAI albation therapy
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