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경구 로봇 갑상선절제술 · Transoral robotic thyroidectomy (TORT) · Surgery

Transoral robotic thyroidectomy (TORT)

Enters from the vestibule of the mouth (inside the lower lip), leaving no incision on the body surface. Suits patients who mind any visible scar.

Background: Dr. Hoon Yub Kim's team at Korea University Anam Hospital is Korea's representative[1]

Advantages	Limitations
No scar on the body at all; Short distance to the thyroid	High cost; In some patients numbness of the lower lip after surgery can last six months to a year; Few hospitals offer it

Cost

	Range	Basis
Korea	about KRW 23–25 million (≈ CNY 121–132k)official price	Price without Korean national health insurance (about KRW 23 million for hemithyroidectomy and 25 million for total thyroidectomy, excluding a superior ward), taking the Gibbeum Hospital website price of September 2026 as an example; university hospitals need to be asked through their international centers[2]
China	about CNY 35khospital's figure	Robot equipment fee only; the regular surgical fee is charged separately; not covered by medical insurance (popular-science article from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2024)[3]