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국문초록 7
ABSTRACT 8
I. Introduction 10
II. Objectives 12
III. Materials and Methods 13
1. Patients 13
2. Thyroid Surgery 13
1) Robot-assisted endoscopic thyroidectomy (a gasless, transaxillary approach) 13
2) Conventional open thyroidectomy 15
3. Evaluation of postoperative complications 15
4. Statistical analysis 16
IV. Results 18
V. Discussion 20
VI. Conclusion 25
References 26
Table 1. Ten-item validated Neck Dissection Impairment Index(IDII) questions. 30
Table 2. Swallowing impairment index 6 31
Table 3. Voice Handicap Index 10 31
Table 4. Demographics and characteristics in the 254 patients 32
Table 5. Comparison of postoperative complications according to the surgical type in 254 patients 33
Fig.1-A. Photograph of a postoperative single incision axillary scar 1month after robotic thyroidectomy. 34
Fig.1-B. The patients's axillary scar is completely concealed. 34