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  • Transoral robotic resection of lingual thyroid: case report

  • E H C Teo, S-T Toh, H-N Tay, H-J Han
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 127 / Issue 10 / October 2013
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    14 October 2013, pp. 1034-1037
    Print publication:
    October 2013
  • Objective:

    We present a case of large, symptomatic lingual thyroid which was successfully and safely removed via a transoral approach, using the da Vinci robotic system, in an academic medical centre in Singapore.

    Case report:

    A 17-year-old female adolescent presented with a large lingual thyroid causing upper airway obstruction. She underwent robotic, minimally invasive, transoral resection using the da Vinci system. Post-operative recovery was uneventful; she was able to commence oral feeding almost immediately, and was discharged from hospital on the fourth post-operative day.

    Conclusion:

    It is surgically feasible and safe to undertake transoral robotic resection of a large lingual thyroid. This approach may allow faster recovery and shorter hospitalisation for patients. Surgical safety requires a full understanding of the intralingual neurovascular anatomy.