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Endoscopic thyroidectomy in China
Surgical Endoscopy, 2009Endoscopic thyroidectomy (ET) techniques via various approaches have been touted for their cosmetic superiority. This is particularly true for those without any neck scars, such as the anterior chest approach, the breast approach, and the axillary approach.
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Video-assisted endoscopic thyroidectomy
The American Journal of Surgery, 2000Several experimental and clinical reports concerning endoscopic parathyroid surgery have appeared. However, reports concerning minimally invasive surgery for thyroid remains rare. Herein we present a new method, called video-assisted endoscopic thyroidectomy (VAET), for the management of various benign thyroid diseases.In all, 16 consecutive patients ...
T S, Yeh +4 more
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Endoscopic and Robotic Thyroidectomy for Cancer
Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, 2013This article focuses on endoscopic and robotic surgical techniques for the treatment of thyroid cancer. The most widely applied techniques are minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy, as well as various combinations using a primarily axillary-based approach.
Jonathan B, Mitchem +1 more
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Endoscopic and Robotic Thyroidectomy
2021Robotic thyroidectomy has evolved from video-assisted endoscopic thyroidectomy (ET). The traditional open thyroidectomy is a highly effective surgical technique with minimal risks for recurrent laryngeal nerve injury or hypoparathyroidism. Endoscopic and robotic thyroidectomy techniques have been primarily developed to improve the cosmetic outcome ...
Nader Sadeghi, Keith Richardson
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Transaxillary Endoscopic Thyroidectomy: An Alternative to Traditional Open Thyroidectomy
Journal of the National Medical Association, 2009The traditional thyroidectomy technique typically approaches the thyroid through a range of different sized transverse incisions in the neck. Such a scar can result in hypesthesias, paresthesias, and increased patient self-awareness. Furthermore, in some patients of darker-skin ethnicity, the traditional neck incision can result in hyperplastic and ...
Titus D, Duncan +3 more
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Endoscopic Parathyroidectomy and Thyroidectomy
Surgical Innovation, 1997After successful animal experimentation and exploration of multiple techniques of endoscopic thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomies in 1994, I performed the first successfull endoscopic subtotal parathyroidectomy in a 37-year-old man for primary hyperparathyroidism in 1995.
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Endoscopic Thyroidectomy in the Neck
2012Although minimally invasive thyroidectomy started as a “closed” purely endoscopic thyroidectomy with incisions in the neck, today these techniques are not widely practiced. They are mentioned though for their historical interest and potential lessons for other similar future endoscopic attempts.
Konstantinos P. Economopoulos +1 more
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Endoscopic Thyroidectomy: The Development in a Chinese Center
Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, 2012Endoscopic thyroidectomy (ET) precludes the long cervical incision of the open procedure. Although endoscopy is an essential tool taught to almost every surgeon, its effective use with regard to thyroidectomy requires understanding its limitations pertaining to trauma and cancer, as well as an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of the ...
Bo, Chen +6 more
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Endoscopic Thyroidectomy for Solitary Thyroid Nodules
Thyroid, 2001Conventional thyroidectomy often leaves an undesirable scar on the anterior neck. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and efficacy of endoscopic thyroidectomy, a new minimally invasive technique for thyroid surgery. Between September 1998 and February 2000, 18 patients with a solitary thyroid nodule underwent endoscopic thyroidectomy ...
M, Gagner, W B, Inabnet
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