HTTP:: Endoscopic Robot Treats Thyroid Cancer
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With an estimated 37,000 new patients every year, thyroid cancer is among the leading types of the terrible disease. Treating it most often implies removing parts of the thyroid gland, or even the entire formation, and this is usually done through a three- to five-inch incision in the front of the neck. Now, a new method may soon make this course of treatment obsolete. The robot-assisted, minimally invasive endoscopic technique works faster, better, and more aesthetically pleasing than surgery. The new method was devised at the Yonsei University College of Medicine, in Seoul, South Korea, and experts there have already used it on some 200 patients, with optimal results. Details of how it functions are published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. This is not the first time robots are used for treating variations of the disease. In fact, the method is fairly widespread in courses of treatment aimed at other types of cancer, but the delica!
te anatomical layout of the neck and the head have prevented the use of such methods in these areas for a long time. The new method also has several advantages over existing surgical techniques. For instance, the robots provide a 3D view of the area that is being operated on, and also filter out unwanted hand motions that inexperienced or tir...
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