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- Title
Endoscopic retroauricular thyroidectomy: preliminary results.
- Authors
Byeon, Hyung; Holsinger, F.; Tufano, Ralph; Park, Jae; Sim, Nam; Kim, Won; Choi, Eun; Koh, Yoon; Byeon, Hyung Kwon; Holsinger, F Christopher; Tufano, Ralph P; Park, Jae Hong; Sim, Nam Suk; Kim, Won Shik; Choi, Eun Chang; Koh, Yoon Woo
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>We sought to seek the potential role of endoscopic thyroidectomy with the retroauricular (RA) approach prior to future comparative study with the robotic RA thyroidectomy. Therefore, this study aims to verify the surgical feasibility of endoscopic RA thyroidectomy.<bold>Methods: </bold>Eighteen patients who underwent endoscopic RA thyroidectomy for clinically suspicious papillary thyroid carcinoma or benign lesions from January to December 2013 were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed.<bold>Results: </bold>All endoscopic operations via RA or modified facelift approach were successfully performed, without any significant intraoperative complications or conversion to open surgery. Based on patient-reported outcome questionnaires, all patients were satisfied with their postoperative surgical scars.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Endoscopic RA thyroidectomy is technically feasible and safe with satisfactory cosmetic results for patients where indicated.
- Subjects
THYROIDECTOMY; FACELIFT; LAPAROSCOPIC surgery; THYROID cancer treatment; OPERATIVE surgery; AESTHETICS; ENDOSCOPY; PATIENT satisfaction; THYROID gland tumors; PILOT projects; RETROSPECTIVE studies; PAPILLARY carcinoma
- Publication
Surgical Endoscopy & Other Interventional Techniques, 2016, Vol 30, Issue 1, p355
- ISSN
1866-6817
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00464-015-4202-1