The incidence of metastases at level IIb is low, also in the N+ necks, therefore dissection of this level could be unnecessary in N0 necks. Furthermore, an interesting statistical association between the presence of metastases at level IIb and at level IIa was recorded.

Transoral robotic surgery enabled accurate dissection with complete removal of the large mixed laryngocoele via a minimally invasive approach. The advantages of transoral robotic surgery over other techniques for laryngocoele excision are discussed.

The single-incision transaxillary robot-assisted total thyroidectomy we propose is a feasible and relatively safe procedure in selected patients with early-stage thyroid cancer.

Robot-assisted thymectomy and total transaxillary thyroidectomy represent two excellent therapeutic options for functional and oncological diseases of these two organs. We report the first case in literature of combined robot-assisted resection. The patient was positioned in supine position with the left arm raised cranially 90°-120° to expose the axillary area. After completing the thymectomy we rotated 30° counter-clockwise the robot for the second surgical time. This led to an optimization of disposable instruments and a gain in terms of hospitalization and postoperative recovery for the patient. To perform these two procedures it was enough to rotate 30° the robot.

Background: Disease of the thyroid in Sub-Saharan Africa mainly present as multinodular goiter (MNG). Our aim was to standardize indications for total thyroidectomy (TT) after our experience in the major non-governmental hospital of North Uganda.