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Yonsei Experience of 5000 Gasless Transaxillary Robotic Thyroidectomies: Reply

Yonsei Experience of 5000 Gasless Transaxillary Robotic Thyroidectomies: Reply World J Surg (2018) 42:2281–2282 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4471-7 REPLY, LET TER TO T H E E DI TOR Yonsei Experience of 5000 Gasless Transaxillary Robotic Thyroidectomies: Reply 1 1 Min Jhi Kim Woong Youn Chung Published online: 23 January 2018 Socie ´te ´ Internationale de Chirurgie 2018 Dear Editor-in-Chief, Korean national insurance system reimburses 4 times the We thank Bothra et al. for their congratulatory remarks amount for the robotic procedure. Therefore, RT and interesting questions about the article ‘‘Yonsei expe- ($13,672 ± 1383) is approximately 1.5 times more costly rience of 5000 gasless transaxillary robotic thyroidec- than OT ($ 9028 ± 891) in our institution [4]. tomies’’ [1]. We appreciate this opportunity to further Second, patients with thyroid tumor were divided into improve our methodological and terminological quality four consecutive groups according to operation dates: first and share further information about not only robotic thy- period (October 2007 to November 2009, n = 1033), sec- roidectomy (RT), but also the entire thyroid surgery per- ond period (December 2009 to January 2012, n = 1367), formed in our institution. Here, we respond to their queries. third period (February 2012 to March 2014, n = 1489), First, during the period mentioned in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png World Journal of Surgery Springer Journals

Yonsei Experience of 5000 Gasless Transaxillary Robotic Thyroidectomies: Reply

Kim, Min; Chung, Woong
World Journal of Surgery , Volume 42 (7) – Jan 23, 2018
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2018 by Société Internationale de Chirurgie
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Surgery; Abdominal Surgery; Cardiac Surgery; General Surgery; Thoracic Surgery; Vascular Surgery
ISSN
0364-2313
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1432-2323
DOI
10.1007/s00268-018-4471-7
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29362890
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World J Surg (2018) 42:2281–2282 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4471-7 REPLY, LET TER TO T H E E DI TOR Yonsei Experience of 5000 Gasless Transaxillary Robotic Thyroidectomies: Reply 1 1 Min Jhi Kim Woong Youn Chung Published online: 23 January 2018 Socie ´te ´ Internationale de Chirurgie 2018 Dear Editor-in-Chief, Korean national insurance system reimburses 4 times the We thank Bothra et al. for their congratulatory remarks amount for the robotic procedure. Therefore, RT and interesting questions about the article ‘‘Yonsei expe- ($13,672 ± 1383) is approximately 1.5 times more costly rience of 5000 gasless transaxillary robotic thyroidec- than OT ($ 9028 ± 891) in our institution [4]. tomies’’ [1]. We appreciate this opportunity to further Second, patients with thyroid tumor were divided into improve our methodological and terminological quality four consecutive groups according to operation dates: first and share further information about not only robotic thy- period (October 2007 to November 2009, n = 1033), sec- roidectomy (RT), but also the entire thyroid surgery per- ond period (December 2009 to January 2012, n = 1367), formed in our institution. Here, we respond to their queries. third period (February 2012 to March 2014, n = 1489), First, during the period mentioned in

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