Assessing National Utilization Trends and Outcomes of Robotic and Endoscopic Thyroidectomy in the United States

Objective We aimed to evaluate trends and outcomes of surgical approaches to thyroid surgery. We hypothesized that there have been changes over time in the utilization of approaches to thyroidectomy, including endoscopic, robotic, and open approaches, and that patient outcomes may differ between open surgery and endoscopic or robotic approaches. Study Design Retrospective analysis. Setting The National Cancer Database (NCDB) was queried between...