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Cosmetic Result and Overall Satisfaction after Minimally Invasive Video‐assisted Thyroidectomy (MIVAT) versus Robot‐assisted Transaxillary Thyroidectomy (RATT): A Prospective Randomized Study

Gabriele Materazzi, Lorenzo Fregoli, Gabriele Manzini, Angelo Baggiani, Mario Miccoli, Paolo Miccoli

World Journal of Surgery · 2014 · 48 citations · 38 references

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Abstract

RATT seems not to supersede MIVAT in terms of satisfaction when comparing two groups of patients undergoing thyroidectomy for benign disease.

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