Observational cohort study on safety and efficacy of robotic thyroidectomy with super-meticulous capsular dissection versus open surgery for thyroid cancer: Postoperative dynamic risk assessment of radioactive iodine therapy.
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Abstract
Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of robotic thyroidectomy (RT) with super-meticulous capsular dissection (SMCD) versus open thyroidectomy (OT) we used a dynamic risk assessment system incorporating 131I-WBS along with radioactive iodine (RAI) efficacy evaluation.
Background: Currently, the therapeutic efficacy of robotic surgery remains controversial. The 131I whole-body scan (131I-WBS) dynamic risk assessment system can detect small residual thyroid tissues and lesions, which may be used as indicators for the surgical efficacy of RT or OT thyroidectomy in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC).
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 2,349 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy followed by RAI therapy in our department between August 2017 and June 2023. Propensity score matching was performed at a ratio of 1:3 based on surgical type and mean follow-up duration to minimize selection bias after excluding those lost to follow-up. The primary outcome was surgical completeness, assessed using a dynamic risk system incorporating 131I-WBS along with RAI efficacy evaluation.
Results: There was no significant difference in the number of metastatic lymph nodes removed between the two groups (P=0.45). The incidence rate of parathyroid gland transplantation was 395 (68.7%) in the OT group and 8 (3.8%) in the RT group (P<0.001). There were no differences in the thyroidectomy completeness based on the 3-hour iodine uptake rate and 99mTcO4- thyroid imaging between the two groups. The dynamic risk assessment with and without 131I-WBS showed significant differences (P<0.001). The postoperative and post-RAI dynamic risk scores, evaluated at the time of RAI and 6 months after RAI, did not differ significantly between the two groups (P>0.05). The rates of transient and permanent hypoparathyroidism were higher in the OT group than in the RT group (P<0.05). The local recurrence rates showed no significant difference between the groups.
Conclusions: This study demonstrates that RT with SMCD can achieve outcomes equivalent to those of traditional open surgery when integrating the 131I-WBS dynamic evaluation system and the therapeutic effects of RAI. Additionally, robot surgery demonstrated a notable advantage in protecting parathyroid function.
目的为了评估机器人甲状腺切除术(RT)与超微创囊膜剥离术(SMCD)和开放式甲状腺切除术(OT)的疗效和安全性,我们使用了一个动态风险评估系统,该系统结合了131I-WBS和放射性碘(RAI)疗效评估:背景:目前,机器人手术的疗效仍存在争议。131I全身扫描(131I-WBS)动态风险评估系统能检测出甲状腺小残留组织和病灶,可作为分化型甲状腺癌(DTC)RT或OT甲状腺切除术的手术疗效指标:这项回顾性队列研究纳入了2017年8月至2023年6月期间在我科接受甲状腺全切除术后接受RAI治疗的2349例患者。根据手术类型和平均随访时间,以1:3的比例进行倾向评分匹配,以在排除失去随访的患者后尽量减少选择偏倚。主要结果是手术的完整性,使用动态风险系统结合 131I-WBS 和 RAI 疗效评估进行评估:结果:两组患者切除的转移淋巴结数量无明显差异(P=0.45)。OT组甲状旁腺移植发生率为395例(68.7%),RT组为8例(3.8%)(P0.05)。OT组一过性和永久性甲状旁腺功能减退症的发生率高于RT组(PC结论:本研究表明,在结合131I-WBS动态评估系统和RAI治疗效果的情况下,使用SMCD的RT可获得与传统开放手术相当的疗效。此外,机器人手术在保护甲状旁腺功能方面具有显著优势。
期刊介绍:
The International Journal of Surgery (IJS) has a broad scope, encompassing all surgical specialties. Its primary objective is to facilitate the exchange of crucial ideas and lines of thought between and across these specialties.By doing so, the journal aims to counter the growing trend of increasing sub-specialization, which can result in "tunnel-vision" and the isolation of significant surgical advancements within specific specialties.