Jong‐hyuk Ahn

About

Dr. Jong-hyuk Ahn is a leading surgeon specializing in robotic thyroid surgery, with a particular focus on the bilateral axillo-breast approach (BABA). His major contributions center on refining and advancing this minimally invasive technique to improve patient outcomes and cosmetic results. In a landmark time-trend analysis of 5,000 BABA robotic thyroidectomies (20 citations), Dr. Ahn demonstrated the procedure's safety and evolving efficacy over 14 years. He has also pioneered the use of the robotic completion thyroidectomy via BABA (23 citations), showing it can be performed without higher complication rates than primary surgery. Further, his comparative study of the Vessel Sealer Extend® versus Harmonic ACE® (14 citations) optimized surgical instrumentation for better vessel sealing. His initial experience with the Da Vinci Xi system (8 citations) helped establish this technology in Incheon, Korea. With over 65 total citations, Dr. Ahn’s work has been instrumental in making robotic thyroidectomy a safer, more accessible option, significantly impacting the field of endocrine surgery.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Robotic Completion Thyroidectomy via the Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach

   23 citations · 2021
2. 2
   A Time Trend Analysis of 5,000 Robotic Thyroidectomies via Bilateral Axillo‐Breast Approach

   20 citations · 2022
3. 3
   Comparison of the vessel sealer Extend® with harmonic ACE® in robotic bilateral axillary-breast approach thyroid surgery

   14 citations · 2020
4. 4
   Initial Experience of BABA Robotic Thyroidectomy Using the Da Vinci Xi System in Incheon, Korea

   8 citations · 2019

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