Robotic thyroidectomy versus endoscopic thyroidectomy: a meta-analysis

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Ji-Ren Yu²  Hong-Gang Jiang¹  Zhi-Heng Chen¹  Shuang Lin¹ 

[1] Department of Oncological surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314000, Zhejiang Province, China;Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang Province, China

关键词: Meta-analysis;    Da Vinci robotic system;    Endoscopic thyroidectomy;    Robotic thyroidectomy;   

Others  :  826954
DOI  :  10.1186/1477-7819-10-239

 received in 2012-08-26, accepted in 2012-10-24,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

To conduct a meta-analysis to determine the relative merits of robotic thyroidectomy (RT) and endoscopic thyroidectomy (ET).

Methods

A literature search was performed to identify comparative studies reporting peri-operative outcomes for RT and ET. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) and weighted mean differences (WMDs) with 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were calculated using either a fixed-effects or a random-effects model.

Results

Six studies matched the selection criteria, which reported on 2048 subjects, of whom 978 underwent RT and 1070 underwent ET. Comparing the outcomes of RT with ET, this meta-analysis indicated that RT was associated with more complications (WMD = 1.51, 95% CI 1.18 to 1.94) and greater amount of drainage fluid (WMD = 17.10, 95% CI 5.69 to 28.51). Meanwhile, operating time (WMD = 1.50, 95% CI −39.59 to 42.58), conversion (WMD = 0.63, 95% CI 0.07 to 6.17), post-operative hospital stay (WMD = −0.05; 95% CI −0.18 to 0.08), and the number of lymph nodes harvested (WMD = 0.62, 95% CI −0.29 to 1.53) were similar for both procedures.

Conclusion

The results of this meta-analysis indicated that RT is associated with an increased risk of complications and a greater amount of drainage fluid. Therefore, RT does not appear to have any advantage over ET. Further studies are required to confirm these results.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Lin et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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