Robotic Thyroid Surgery: Need for Initial Stricter Patient Selection Criteria

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Department of Surgical Sciences University of Insubria (Como–Varese) Ospedale di Circolo–Polo Universitario Varese, Italy Commentary to the paper by Lee KE, Rao J, Youn YK. "Endoscopic thyroidectomy with the da Vinci robot system using the bilateral axillary breast approach (BABA) technique: our initial experience. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2009;19:e71-e75."