Intraoperative Neuromonitoring during robotic or endoscopic thyroidectomy

Sung, Eui Suk

doi:2023.3.2.101

J Neuromonit Neurophysiol > Volume 3(2); 2023 > Article

Review article

Journal of Neuromonitoring & Neurophysiology 2023;3(2):101-104.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54441/jnn.2023.3.2.101 Published online November 30, 2023.

원격접근방식의 로봇 및 내시경 갑상선 절제술시 신경 감시술

성의숙

Intraoperative Neuromonitoring during robotic or endoscopic thyroidectomy

Eui Suk Sung

Abstract

Vocal fold paralysis is a dangerous complication of thyroid surgery that is often fatal. Therefore, intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) has recently been widely adopted and used in thyroid surgery. IONM is thought to be more helpful in identifying the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) and predicting its function in a limited surgical space than conventional thyroid surgery, but there are few reports on this. Therefore, we would like to discuss IONM during robotic or endoscopic thyroidectomy.

Key Words: Intraoperative neuromonitoring, Recurrent laryngeal nerve, Robotic, endoscopic, Remote, Thyroidectomy